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Table 1 Questionnaire item domains at each time point by cancer cases and general-population comparison group

From: The Working After Cancer Study (WACS): a population-based study of middle-aged workers diagnosed with colorectal cancer and their return to work experiences

 

Cancer Group

Comparison Group

Method

Telephone interview

Mailed questionnaire

Face-to-face interview

Time 1a

1. Socio-demographicsb

2. Cancer treatments

3. Symptoms (MSASb)

4. Work questionsa

5. Work limitations (WLQ)

6. Quality of life (SF-36)b

7. Health behaviours & conditionsb

8. Cancer-specific quality of life (FACT-C)

9. Financial strainb

Question groups 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 from HILDA Wave 9, 2009 data

Time 2

Repeat question groups 2-8

Question groups 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 from HILDA Wave 10, 2010 data

  1. a Time 1 for the Cancer Group occurs six-months after diagnosis however retrospective work questions are asked about their time of diagnosis (baseline) and about their current time (six months after diagnosis) therefore a common one year period will be compared across the cancer and comparison groups for key work questions.
  2. bThese questions are the same as those in the comparison group to enable direct comparison between groups.
  3. Abbrevs: FACT-C = Functional Assessment in Cancer Therapy plus Colorectal Cancer module, HILDA = Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia, MSAS = Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, SF-36 = Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36, WLQ = Work Limitations Questionnaire.