Table 1.
Sociodemographic and medical characteristics (N = 81).
| Sociodemographics | N (%) | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 54.35 (9.18) | |
| Education | ||
| <College degree | 22 (27) | |
| College degree | 19 (23) | |
| Graduate/professional training | 40 (50) | |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 62 (77) | |
| Non-Caucasian | 19 (23) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/partner | 50 (62) | |
| Single/widow/divorced | 31 (38) | |
| Annual household income | ||
| <$50,000 | 14 (17) | |
| $50,000–100,000 | 10 (12) | |
| >$100,000 | 45 (56) | |
| Refused/missing | 12 (15) | |
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| Treatments received | ||
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| Surgery | ||
| Lumpectomy | 48 (59) | |
| Unilateral mastectomy | 17 (21) | |
| Bilateral mastectomy | 16 (20) | |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| Yes | 24 (30) | |
| No | 57 (70) | |
| Radiation | ||
| Yes | 24 (30) | |
| No | 57 (70) | |
| Tamoxifen | ||
| Yes | 47 (58) | |
| No | 34 (42) | |
| Aromatase inhibitors | ||
| Yes | 32 (40) | |
| No | 48 (59) | |
| Do not know | 1 (1) | |
| Recurrence Score × Treatment | ||
| Low-hormonal therapy | 19 (23) | |
| Intermediate-hormonal therapy | 38 (47) | |
| Intermediate-chemohormonal therapy | 13 (16) | |
| High-chemohormonal therapy | 11 (14) | |
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| Psychosocial and quality of life variables | ||
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| Decision style | ||
| Passive | 12 (15) | |
| Shared | 29 (36) | |
| Active | 40 (49) | |
| Cancer-related distress (IES) | 19.06 (17.51) | |
| Decisional conflict | 1.69 (.51) | |
| Worry about recurrence | 1.65 (.83) | |
| Quality of life (FACT-B) | 111.75 (18.85) | |