A holistic profile for cancer-related fatigue for women with breast cancer – a qualitative study

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of breast cancer patients, with n the number of patients.

	Group 1 n = 9, 33%	Group 2 n = 6, 22%	Group 3 n = 5, 19%	Group 4 n = 7, 26%*	Total n = 27*
Age [M (SD)]	52.6 (6.9)	56.8 (8.4)	57.0 (10.6)	52.8 (5.6)	54.5 (7.6)
Household composition
In relationship	7 (78%)	6 (100%)	4 (80%)	3 (43%)	20 (74%)
Children at home (<14)	1 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Education
Middle^a	4 (44%)	4 (67%)	3 (60%)	3 (43%)	14 (52%)
High^b	5 (56%)	2 (33%)	2 (40%)	3 (43%)	12 (44%)
Religious
Yes	2 (22%)	4 (67%)	1 (20%)	2 (29%)	9 (33%)
Treatment
Surgery	9 (100%)	2 (33%)	5 (100%)	6 (86%)	22 (81%)
Radiotherapy	7 (78%)	2 (33%)	3 (60%)	6 (86%)	18 (67%)
Chemo (immune)therapy	9 (100%)	4 (67%)	3 (60%)	4 (57%)	20 (74%)
Hormonal therapy	6 (67%)	1 (17%)	5 (100%)	3 (43%)	15 (56%)
Time since diagnosis
<6 months	0 (0%)	2 (33%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (7%)
6–12 months	1 (11%)	3 (50%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	4 (15%)
>1 year	8 (89%)	1 (17%)	5 (100%)	6 (86%)	20 (74%)
Work
Working BD	9 (100%)	5 (86%)	3 (60%)	5 (71%)	22 (81%)
Working AD	8 (89%)	1 (17%)	2 (40%)	2 (29%)	13 (48%)
Working less hours AD	4 (44%)	4 (67%)	2 (40%)	5 (71%)	15 (56%)
ΔActivity [M (SD)]	−1.9 (1.4)	−2.3 (0.6)	−2.3 (1.1)	−5.3 (1.4)	−2.9 (1.8)
ΔSocial support [M (SD)]	1.1 (1.5)	1.5 (2.0)	0.6 (1.1)	0.8 (1.8)	1.0 (1.6)

n: number of patients; M: mean; SD: standard deviation; BD: before diagnosis; AD: after diagnosis; Δ: difference

Both activity and social support were filled in on a 10-point Likert scale with 1 being not active or no support and 10 being very active or lots of support.

*One missing data; ^aSecondary education; ^bHigh professional education or college/university.

Table 2. Characteristics of HCPs.

Profession (n)	Physician (4)	Specialized nurse (3)	Psychologist (3)	Paramedic^a (4)	Total (14)
Age [M (SD)] in years	46.5 (10.0)	46.0 (12.8)	45.3 (7.5)	52.3 (15.0)	47.8 (10.8)
Work experience [M (SD)] in years	13.8 (5.8)	12.2 (6.4)	10.3 (4.2)	21.5 (12.2)	14.9 (8.5)

n: the number of HCPs; M: the mean; SD: the standard deviation

^aOne social worker, one occupational therapist and two physiotherapists.

Figure 1. Themes of the holistic patient profile for CRF in breast cancer patients. beh.: behaviour.

Data availability

Coding of the focus groups and interviews is available in Dutch and can be requested from the corresponding author.