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. 2012 Oct 11;14(12):1485–1502. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos244

Table 4.

Bivariate correlations with PCL-S score at T2 according to full sample and BT subgroups

Variable Full Sample
Benign BT Sample
Malignant BT Sample
N r N r N r
BT type, benign vs malignant 67 0.06 NA NA
Gendera 67 0.07 44 −0.08 23 −0.32
Age 67 −0.28*** 44 −0.11 23 −0.37
Years of education 67 0.11 44 0.15 23 −0.04
Laterality (LH vs RH)b 64 0.03 44 0.06 20 −0.06
Radiation dosage 67 0.02 44 −0.11 23 0.01
Medical treatments receivedc 67 −0.06 44 −0.17 23 −0.28
Anticonvulsant medicationd 67 0.00 44 0.24 23 −0.44***
Psychiatric historye 67 0.20 44 −0.01 23 0.35
Psychosocial variables at T1
 PCL-S 67 0.64** 44 0.69** 23 0.63**
 IES total 67 0.57** 44 0.57** 23 0.64**
 FACT-PWB 67 −0.44** 44 −0.49** 23 −0.36
  SWB 67 −0.09 44 −0.11 23 0.06
  EWB 67 −0.37* 44 −0.35*** 23 −0.34
  FWB 67 −0.43** 44 −0.37*** 23 −0.48***
  G/total 67 −0.49** 44 −0.50** 23 −0.46***
  Br 67 −0.43** 44 −0.51** 23 −0.25
  G/Br total 67 −0.52** 44 −0.57** 23 −0.40
 POMS depression 67 0.45** 44 0.40* 23 0.59*
  Anger 67 0.61** 44 0.67** 23 0.48***
  Vigor 67 0.12 44 0.04 23 0.14
  Fatigue 67 0.48** 44 0.40* 23 0.57**
  Confusion 67 0.56** 44 0.48** 23 0.73**
 PRCI positive support 65 0.31*** 42 0.31*** 23 0.23
 SCS friends/family 67 0.45** 44 0.43* 23 0.48***
 Spouse/partner 67 0.34* 44 0.35*** 23 0.33
Neurocognitive variables at T1
 LM I recall 67 −0.00 44 −0.10 23 0.08
 LM II recall 67 0.03 44 0.10 23 −0.11
  Retention 67 −0.05 44 0.06 23 −0.15
 Digit Span 67 −0.13 44 −0.19 23 −0.11
 Similarities 67 −0.03 44 −0.08 23 0.04
 COWAT 67 −0.27*** 44 −0.23 23 −0.29
 TMT-A 59 −0.18 38 −0.02 21 −0.30
  B −0.30*** −0.22 −0.44***
 Major stressors between T1 and T2f 65 0.18 44 0.14 23 0.27

aGender scored 1 = female, 2 = male.

bLaterality scored 1 = RH, 2 = LH.

cMedical treatments received scored 1 = received only radiation treatment, 2 = received multiple treatments (radiation as well as surgery and/or chemotherapy).

dAnticonvulsant medication: whether person is taking anticonvulsants, scored 0 = no, 1 = yes.

ePsychiatric history: whether person reported history of psychological problems prior to BT diagnosis, scored 0 = no, 1 = yes.

fMajor stressors: whether person reported experiencing concurrent major (non-BT) stressors between T1 and T2 assessments, scored 0 = no, 1 = yes.

*Statistically significant with adjusted alpha at P < .006.

**P < .002.

***Trend toward significance with P < .05.