Table 4.
Bivariate analysis of regret among breast cancer survivors
| Mean or % | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and health characteristics: | Regret |
No Regret |
|
| Age | 43.9 | 44.1 | |
| Education (years) | 15.5 | 15.2 | |
| Single | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| Married or partnered | 40.9% | 59.10% | |
| Number of chronic conditions | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
| Cancer free | 37.9% | 62.1% | |
| New or recurrent cancer at 5 year survival | 70.3% | 29.70% | ** |
| Race/Ethnicity: | ** | ||
| White | 46.6% | 53.4% | |
| Black | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| Hispanic | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| Asian | 23.1% | 76.9% | |
| Employment status during treatment: | |||
| Not working | 46.2% | 53.8% | |
| Works part time | 42.4% | 57.6% | |
| Works full time | 41.1% | 58.9% | |
| Stage at Diagnosis: | |||
| In situ | 41.2% | 58.8% | |
| Local | 42.8% | 57.2% | |
| Remote or regional | 42.8% | 57.2% | |
| Adjuvant therapy: | |||
| No chemo or radiation | 48.9% | 51.1% | |
| Chemotherapy | 41.5% | 58.5% | |
| Radiation | 35.1% | 64.9% | |
| Chemo and Radiation | 40.3% | 59.7% | |
| No tamoxifen | 40.9% | 59.1% | |
| Tamoxifen | 45.0% | 55.0% | |
| Surgery: | |||
| Breast-conserving surgery | 39.2% | 60.8% | |
| Mastectomy with reconstruction | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| Mastectomy no reconstruction | 38.5% | 61.5% | |
| Psychosocial characteristics during treatment: | |||
| Self-esteem | 34.1 | 34.2 | |
| Emotional support | 40.7 | 41.1 | |
| Negative self image | 1.9 | 1.6 | * |
| Worry about the future | 2.1 | 1.8 | ** |
| Problems communicating with physicians | 1.4 | 1.0 | ** |
| Participated less than desired in surgery decision | 46.5% | 53.5% | |
| Participated as much as desired in surgery decision | 41.4% | 58.6% | |
| Participated more than desired in surgery decision | 37.3% | 62.7% | |
| Physical quality of life | 44.6 | 46.9 | ** |
| Mental quality of life | 46.1 | 47.6 | † |
†
p<0.1
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01