Table 4 Reasons for NOT seeking help regarding concerns about physical changes following cancer treatment by cancer survivors 65 + years
Reason | < 25 K (n = 642) + | 25-50 K (n = 1,244) | 50-75 K (n = 752) | 75 + K (n = 714) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Told normal/thought nothing could be done | 170 (26.5%) | 386 (31.0%) | 234 (31.1%) | 264 (37.0%) | < 0.001 |
Did not want to ask | 54 (8.4%) | 118 (9.5%) | 46 (6.1%) | 58 (8.1%) | 0.25 |
Did not think services were available | 61 (9.5%) | 82 (6.6%) | 38 (5.1%) | 44 (6.2%) | 0.01 |
Did not know where to go | 61 (9.5%) | 61 (4.9%) | 36 (4.87%) | 26 (3.6%) | < 0.001 |
I was embarrassed | 53 (8.3%) | 73 (5.9%) | 31 (4.1%) | 29 (4.1%) | < 0.001 |
Did not know I could ask | 23 (3.6%) | 35 (2.8%) | 14 (1.9%) | 8 (1.1%) | 0.001 |
Other* | 316 (49.2%) | 609 (49.0%) | 413 (55.0%) | 349 (48.9%) | 0.48 |