Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n = 242)
| Recruitment site: n (%) | |
| Moffitt Cancer Center | 125 (52) |
| University of Miami Comprehensive Cancer Center | 117 (48) |
| Age: Mean (SD) | 51 (10.6) |
| Race: White: n (%) | 192 (82.4) |
| Marital status: Married: n (%) | 127 (52.7) |
| Education: College degree: n (%) | 93 (38.6) |
| Annual household income: ≥$20,000: n (%) | 77 (44.3) |
| Employment: At least part-time: n (%) | 90 (38.0) |
| Years residing in the United States: M (SD) | 24 (16.7) |
| Country of birtha: n (%) | |
| Cuba | 75 (44.6) |
| United States | 30 (17.9) |
| Mexico | 22 (13.1) |
| Colombia | 16 (9.5) |
| Puerto Rico | 25 (14.9) |
| Diagnosisa: n (%) | |
| Breast cancer | 194 (81.2) |
| Ovarian cancer | 14 (6) |
| Other | 31 (13) |
| Disease stagea: n (%) | |
| I | 45 (19.0) |
| II | 102 (43.0) |
| III | 73 (30.8) |
| IV | 17 (7.2) |
| Months since initial diagnosis: Mean (SD) | 3.47 (10.2) |
| Acculturation: Mean (SD) | 2.10 (1.15) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
a
Numbers do not add to 242 due to missing data.