Table 2.

Changes in health-related quality of life of breast cancer participants from baseline to post-evaluation

			N	M (SD)	t	df	Sig.
Healthy days	General health	Pre	41	2.46 (0.83)	0.227	40	0.82
		Post	41	2.43 (0.80)
	Physical health	Pre	37	8.02 (18.1)	−0.440	36	0.66
		Post	37	9.32 (18.6)
	Mental health	Pre	37	9.30 (19.1)	1.92	32	0.064
		Post	33	3.21 (4.9)
	Sum healthy days	Pre	27	7.96 (9.4)	−1.08	26	0.287
		Post	27	9.88 (10.9)
Symptom days	Pain	Pre	38	7.23 (18.0)	0.419	37	0.678
		Post	38	5.68 (14.3)
	Sad	Pre	32	7.21 (19.0)	−0.226	31	0.823
		Post	32	7.85 (19.4)
	Worried	Pre	35	6.94 (18.8)	−0.370	34	0.714
		Post	35	8.22 (18.4)
	Sleepless	Pre	35	10.45 (18.8)	1.57	34	0.126
		Post	35	5.40 (7.4)
	Energy	Pre	36	21.8 (24.6)	1.40	35	0.170
		Post	36	16.6 (18.1)

A lower score indicates better health in all categories except energy where higher scores indicate better health