Table 5 Differences in FACIT-COST scores across known-groups
Characteristics | n | % | Mean (SD) FACIT-COST total score | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic grouping | |||||
Age | |||||
 < 50 years | 132 | 44.0% | 22.1 (8.6) | p < 0.001 | |
 50 years and above | 168 | 56.0% | 25.9 (8.3) | ||
Education | |||||
 Primary or less | 92 | 30.7% | 21.8 (7.9) | p < 0.001 | |
 Secondary | 157 | 52.3% | 24.0 (8.5) | ||
 Tertiary | 51 | 17.0% | 29.4 (8.3) | ||
Residential setting | |||||
 Rural | 179 | 59.7% | 22.5 (8.5) | p < 0.001 | |
 Urban | 121 | 40.3% | 26.8 (8.2) | ||
Net monthly household income | |||||
 Up to 5 million IDR | 270 | 90.0% | 23.3 (8.4) | p < 0.001 | |
 > 5 million IDR | 30 | 10.0% | 32.5 (5.8) | ||
Children (aged < 17) living in the same household | |||||
 0 | 144 | 48.0% | 24.8 (8.9) | p = 0.082 | |
 1 | 80 | 26.7% | 22.4 (8.5) | ||
 2 or more | 76 | 25.3% | 25.1 (8.2) | ||
Employment status | |||||
 Employed | 55 | 18.3% | 25.9 (8.5) | p = 0.002 | |
 Homemaker (incl. n = 4 seeking for work) | 225 | 75.0% | 23.4 (8.6) | ||
 Retired | 20 | 6.7% | 28.9 (7.4) | ||
Clinical grouping | |||||
Disease duration (in years) | |||||
 1 year or less | 144 | 48.0% | 25.2 ± 8.4 | p = 0.079 | |
 > 1 year | 156 | 52.0% | 23.3 ± 8.8 | ||
Metastasis (current) | |||||
 No | 276 | 92.0% | 24.5 (8.7) | p = 0.042 | |
 Yes | 24 | 8.0% | 20.8 (7.6) | ||
Number of symptoms in the past 7 days | |||||
 None | 17 | 5.7% | 26.82 (87.84) | p < 0.001 | |
 1–5 symptoms | 119 | 39.7% | 26.29 (8.39) | ||
 6–10 symptoms | 93 | 31.0% | 24.15 (7.96) | ||
 > 10 symptoms | 71 | 23.7% | 20.31 (8.88) | ||
Financial coping strategies: | |||||
Debt | |||||
 Incurred loan | 90 | 30.0% | 18.6 (7.8) | p < 0.001 | |
 Did not incur loan | 210 | 70.0% | 26.6 (7.8) | ||
Savings/pension withdrawal | |||||
 Withdrew pension/savings | 77 | 25.7% | 24.6 (9.3) | p = 0.645 | |
 Did not withdraw pension/savings | 223 | 74.3% | 24.1 (8.4) | ||
Asset sale | |||||
 Sold assets | 33 | 11.0% | 19.7 (9.2) | p = 0.002 | |
 Did not sell assets | 267 | 89.0% | 24.8 (8.4) | ||
Closing business | |||||
 Closed business | 10 | 3.3% | 18.8 (9.1) | p = 0.047 | |
 Did not close business | 290 | 96.7% | 24.4 (8.6) | ||
Number of financial coping strategies used | |||||
 0 | 147 | 49.0% | 26.4 (7.9) | p < 0.001 | |
 1 | 116 | 38.7% | 23.3 (8.8) | ||
 2 | 21 | 7.0% | 21.8 (7.0) | ||
 3–4 | 16 | 5.3% | 12.7 (5.7) | ||
FACIT-COST item 12 responses | |||||
 0: Not at all | 101 | 33.7% | 32.1 (6.1) | p < 0.001 | |
 1: A little bit | 47 | 15.7% | 25.5 (4.0) | ||
 2: Somewhat | 67 | 22.3% | 23.2 (4.2) | ||
 3: Quite a bit | 53 | 17.7% | 16.7 (6.0) | ||
 4: Very much | 32 | 10.7% | 12.2 (5.0) | ||