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Table 1 Characteristics of the responders at the beginning of the cancer rehabilitation program (N = 711)

From: Return to work in prostate cancer survivors – findings from a prospective study on occupational reintegration following a cancer rehabilitation program

 

Whole sample

N = 711

Age, M (SD)

57.0 (4.4)

Age groups, n (%)

 Up to 60 years

555 (66.3)

 60 years and older

282 (33.7)

Family status, n (%)

 Married

591 (83.8)

 Single

44 (6.2)

 Separated, divorced or widowed

70 (9.9)

Educational level, n (%)

 Up to 9 years

324 (46.9)

 10 years

156 (22.6)

 12–13 years

211 (30.5)

Work status, n (%)

 Full-time

663 (95.9)

 Part-time

28 (4.1)

Type of occupation, n (%)

 Blue-collar job

247 (35.1)

 White-collar job

352 (50.1)

 Self-employed or public servant

104 (14.8)

Monthly household net income, n (%)

 <  2000 €

136 (20.0)

 2000- <  3000 €

237 (34.9)

 3000- < 4000 €

187 (27.5)

 4000 € or more

119 (17.5)

Tumor stage at diagnosis (UICC)a, n (%)

 

 Stage I

82 (11.5)

 Stage II

480 (67.6)

 Stage III

148 (20.8)

Time since diagnosis (in months)b, M (SD)

2.8 (5.0)

Number of comorbid conditions

 None

279 (39.2)

 1

254 (35.7)

 2 or more

178 (25.0)

Surgical procedure (radical prostatectomy), n (%)

 

 Open (retropubic or perineal)

369 (51.9)

 Laparoscopic

95 (13.4)

 Robot-assisted (DaVinci)

247 (34.7)

  1. aUICC International Union against Cancer
  2. bProstate cancer diagnosis via punch biopsy