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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2012 Jun;27(2):353–361. doi: 10.1007/s13187-011-0306-z

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