Table 1. Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients.

From: Health Insurance and Its Psychosocial Correlates in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer in Japan

Patients
(N = 147)
Age 70 (63-75)
Gender
 Male 104 (71.2)
 Female 42 (28.8)
Marital status
 Married 100 (70.9)
 Single/widowed/divorced 41 (29.1)
Employment status
 Employed 33 (23.6)
 Unemployed 107 (76.4)
Household income (million JPY)
 0-1.99 14 (11.5)
 2.00-3.99 52 (42.6)
 4.00-5.99 21 (17.2)
 6.00-7.99 20 (16.4)
 8.00- 15 (12.3)
ECOG performance status
 0 50 (34.7)
 1 73 (50.7)
 2 16 (11.1)
 3 2 (1.4)
 4 3 (2.1)
Clinical stage of cancer
 ⅢB 26 (17.8)
 Ⅳ 120 (82.2)
Initial treatment
 Chemotherapy 121 (88.3)
 Radiation 0 (0.0)
 Chemoradiation 15 (10.9)
 Best supportive care 1 (0.7)
Table 2. Associations between Having Private Health Insurance and Variables.

From: Health Insurance and Its Psychosocial Correlates in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer in Japan

Patients with Patients without p-Value
Private insurance Private insurance
(n = 114) (n = 33)
Age 69 (62-75) 74 (64-81) 0.028a
Gender 0.829b
 Male 81 (71.7) 23 (69.7)
 Female 32 (28.3) 10 (30.3)
Marital status 0.188b
 Married 80 (74.1) 20 (60.6)
 Single/widowed/divorced 28 (25.9) 13 (39.4)
Employment status 0.103b
 Employed 29 (26.9) 4 (12.5)
 Unemployed 79 (73.2) 28 (87.5)
Household income (million JPY) 0.858b
 0-1.99 10 (10.5) 4 (14.8)
 2.00-3.99 39 (41.1) 13 (48.2)
 4.00-5.99 17 (17.9) 4 (14.8)
 6.00-7.99 16 (16.8) 4 (14.8)
 8.00- 13 (13.7) 2 (7.4)
ECOG performance status     0.029b
 0 45 (39.8) 5 (16.1)
 1 55 (48.7) 18 (58.1)
 2 9 (8.0) 7 (22.6)
 3 2 (1.8) 0 (0.0)
 4 2 (1.8) 1 (3.2)
Clinical stage of cancer 0.451b
 ⅢB 17 (15.0) 8 (24.2)
 Ⅳ 96 (85.0) 25 (75.8)
Initial treatment 0.094b
 Chemotherapy 97 (87.3) 25 (75.8)
 Radiation 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Chemoradiation 14 (12.6) 7 (21.2)
 Best supportive care 0 (0.0) 1 (3.0)
Financial problem 0.652b
 Not at all 61 (56.0) 15 (45.5)
 A little 32 (29.4) 12 (36.4)
 Quite a bit 12 (11.0) 4 (12.1)
 Very much 4 (3.7) 2 (6.1)
Medical satisfaction 0.221b
 Very satisfied 27 (24.3) 4 (12.1)
 Satisfied 57 (51.4) 18 (54.6)
 A little satisfied 22 (19.8) 9 (27.3)
 A little unsatisfied 5 (4.5) 1 (3.0)
 Unsatisfied 0 (0.0) 1 (3.0)
 Very unsatisfied 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
FACT-L total score 83.5 [72.4-94.1] 75.0 [68.8-87.6] 0.017a
 Physical Well-Being subscale score 18.0 [14.0-23.0] 18.0 [14.0-22.1] 0.620a
 Social Well-Being subscale score 18.7 [15.2-22.2] 15.8 [12.8-21.0] 0.039a
 Emotional Well-Being subscale score 17.0 [12.5-21.0] 14.0 [11.5-17.5] 0.011a
 Functional Well-Being subscale score 16.7 [12.0-20.0] 14.5 [9.5-18.5] 0.104a
 Lung Cancer subscale score 15.0 [13.0-17.0] 14.0 [13.0-15.0] 0.448a
HADS-Anxiety score 4 [2-7] 5 [3-7] 0.164a
HADS-Depression score 6 [2-9] 8 [4-11] 0.068a
Table 3. Multivariable Logistic Analysis of Associated Factors with Having Private Health Insurance.

From: Health Insurance and Its Psychosocial Correlates in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer in Japan

OR 95% CI p-Value
Age 0.944 0.901-0.989 0.016
Social Well-Being Subscale score 1.082 1.001-1.168 0.047
Emotional Well-Being Subscale score 1.094 1.007-1.190 0.035
Table 4. Linear Regression Analysis of Associated Factors with QOL Scores.

From: Health Insurance and Its Psychosocial Correlates in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer in Japan

Univariable Multivariable
B (95% CI) p-value B (95% CI) p-Value
FACT-L total score
 Age 0.009 (−0.261 to 0.278) 0.950 0.150 (−0.111 to 0.410) 0.258
 ECOG performance status −8.729 (−11.84 to -5.615) <0.001 −8.828 (−12.05 to −5.605) <0.001
 Clinical stage of cancer 4.224 (−3.062 to 11.35) 0.254 5.652 (−1.024 to 12.33) 0.096
 Private health insurance 7.596 (0.961-14.23) 0.025 3.387 (−3.163 to 9.936) 0.308
SWB subscale score
 Age 0.006 (−0.083 to 0.095) 0.893 0.056 (−0.038 to 0.150) 0.240
 ECOG performance status −0.946 (−2.082 to 0.189) 0.102 −0.827 (−1.981 to 0.326) 0.158
 Clinical stage of cancer 2.047 (−0.355 to 4.449) 0.094 2.027 (−0.396 to 4.450) 0.100
 Private health insurance 2.693 (0.479-4.907) 0.017 2.428 (0.630-4.793) 0.044
EWB subscale score
 Age 0.015 (−0.065-0.096) 0.706 0.055 (−0.026 to 0.137) 0.183
 ECOG performance status −1.950 (−2.925 to −0.976) <0.001 −2.020 (−3.024 to −1.016) <0.001
 Clinical stage of cancer 1.370 (−0.812 to 3.552) 0.216 1.784 (−0.309 to 3.878) 0.094
 Private health insurance 2.273 (0.288-4.259) 0.025 1.316 (−0.733 to 3.365) 0.206
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