Table 3.
Psychosocial characteristics of participants
| Variables | Adjuvant chemotherapy | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | Mdn | Min | Max | M | SD | Mdn | Min | Max | M | SD | Mdn | Min | Max | |||
| Social support | 18.52 | 1.48 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18.08 | 0.25 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 18.30 | 1.90 | 19 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Physical WB | 17.68 | 7.05 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 14.48 | 7.00 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 16.08 | 7.14 | 16 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Social WB | 21.89 | 4.48 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 21.14 | 5.21 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 21.52 | 4.82 | 22 | 6 | 28 | ||
| Emotional WB | 17.80 | 5.24 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 16.80 | 3.87 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 17.30 | 4.59 | 18.5 | 4 | 24 | ||
| Functional WB | 15.88 | 5.43 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 15.76 | 4.91 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 15.82 | 5.12 | 16 | 5 | 26 | ||
| Additional BC concerns | 24.56 | 6.12 | 24 | 15 | 36 | 22.24 | 6.11 | 23 | 12 | 33 | 23.40 | 6.16 | 24 | 12 | 36 | ||
| Total QoL | 97.81 | 22.01 | 94 | 57 | 139 | 90.42 | 18.78 | 93 | 44 | 122 | 94.12 | 20.59 | 93.3 | 44 | 139 | ||
| Meaning/Peace | 24.28 | 5.78 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 21.88 | 5.59 | 23 | 10 | 31 | 23.08 | 5.75 | 23.5 | 10 | 32 | ||
| Faith | 11.44 | 3.06 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 10.72 | 3.70 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 11.08 | 3.38 | 12 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Spiritual WB | 35.72 | 7.24 | 34 | 19 | 48 | 32.60 | 7.53 | 35 | 14 | 43 | 34.16 | 7.48 | 34.5 | 14 | 48 | ||
| Positive affect | 27.48 | 7.92 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 27.68 | 8.63 | 31 | 10 | 40 | 27.58 | 8.20 | 26.5 | 10 | 42 | ||
| Negative affect | 18.76 | 7.97 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 19.84 | 7.33 | 18 | 10 | 37 | 19.30 | 7.60 | 18 | 10 | 37 | ||
| Resilient coping | 14.44 | 3.96 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 14.08 | 3.33 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 14.26 | 3.62 | 14 | 6 | 20 | ||
Note. WB – well-being; BC – breast cancer; QoL – quality of life.