Utilization of Rehabilitation Services and Associated Factors Among Adults with Cancer Diagnoses at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Adults with Cancer Diagnoses at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 325)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	148	45.5
	Female	177	55.5
Age	< 49	246	75.7
	≥ 49	79	24.3
Residence	Urban	56	17.8
	Rural	269	82.8
Marital status	Never married	57	17.5
	Ever married	268	82.5
Occupation	Working	305	93.8
	Retired	20	6.2
Educational Status	Literate	254	78
	Illiterate	71	22
Monthly income (ETB)	<1500	233	71.7
	1500–4500	11	3.4
	>4500	81	24.9

Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of Adults with Cancer Diagnoses at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 325)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Comorbidity	Yes	55	16.9
	No	270	83.1
ADL	Dependent	75	23.1
	Independent	250	76.9
Education on cancer rehabilitation services	Received	124	38.2
	Not received	201	61.8
Social Support	Strong	120	36.9
	Moderate	107	32.9
	Poor	98	30.2
Stage of cancer	Localized	181	55.7
	Metastasized	144	44.3
Satisfaction with cancer care	Satisfied	188	57.8
	Unsatisfied	137	42.2

Table 3 Types of Cancer Diagnosis Among Adults with Cancer Diagnoses at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 325)

Types of Cancer Diagnosis	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Breast	97	29.8
Lung	41	12.7
Colorectal	32	9.8
Prostate	46	14.2
Lymphoma	20	6.1
Gynecological	48	14.8
Kidney	13	4
Oral	9	2.8
Leukaemia	8	2.5
Pancreatic cancer	6	1.8
Other*	5	1.5
Total	325	100

Note: *Liver, bone, brain, and skin.

Table 4 Types of Rehabilitation Services Obtained by Adults with Cancer Diagnoses at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 108)

Types of Rehabilitation Services Obtained	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Physical therapy (PT)	74	68.5
Self-care	57	52.8
Energy conservation	63	58.3
Nutritional support	31	28.7
Cognitive rehabilitation	20	18.5
Psychosocial support	64	59.3
Relaxation training	25	23.1
Treatment of side effects	75	69.4
Pain management	101	93.5
Education	73	67.6
Other*	22	20.4

Note: *Balance training, ADL, and, emotional rehabilitation.

Table 5 Factors Associated with Utilization of Rehabilitation Services Among Adults with Cancer Diagnoses at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 325)

Variables		Rehabilitation Service		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
		Utilized	Not Utilized
Age	< 49	90	156	1.95 (1.08, 3.51)	1.26 (0.61,2.58)	0.54
	≥ 49	18	61	1	1
Sex	Male	90	94	6.54(3.69–11.60)	5.76 (2.60, 12.75) *	0.00
	Female	18	123	1	1
Educational status	Literate	64	190	0.39(0.04, 2.04)	2.57 (0.62, 3.68)	0.61
	Illiterate	44	27	1	1
Marital Status	Never married	44	13	10.79(5.47, 21.28)	1.25(0.42,3.76)	0.68
	Ever married	64	204	1	1
Residence	Urban	40	16	7.39(3.89, 14.04)	2.56 (1.04, 6.26) *	0.03
	Rural	68	201	1	1
Occupation	Working	95	210	0.24 (0.04, 2.16)	0.85(0.35,2.05)	0.72
	Retired	13	7	1	1
Comorbidity	Yes	38	17	6.38(3.39, 12.03)	2.18(0.91,5.24)	0.081
	No	70	200	1	1
ADL	Independent	51	24	7.19 (4.07, 12.70)	2.68(1.20, 6.00) *	0.01
	Dependent	57	193	1	1
Education on Rehabilitation service	Received	77	47	6.19(3.13, 12.23)	2.44(1.21, 4.91) *	0.01
	Not received	31	170	1	1
Social Support	Strong	56	64	2.91(1.08, 5.41)	2.10(1.02, 4.87) *	0.041
	Moderate	29	78	1.26(1.01, 3.18)	1.01(0.78, 2.53)	0.612
	Poor	23	75	1	1
Stage of cancer	Localized	78	103	2.85(1.73, 4.69)	1.25(0.61,2.58)	0.53
	Metastasized	30	114	1	1
Satisfaction with cancer care	Satisfied	87	101	3.81(1.71, 6.03)	3.21(1.42, 5.76) *	0.01
	Unsatisfied	21	106	1	1

Note: *Statistically significant at P-value ≤ 0.05.