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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosoc Oncol. 2010 Nov;28(6):589–609. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2010.516806

TABLE 3.

Pearson Correlation (Significance Level for the Null Hypothesis that the Correlation is Zero)

Physical Body Image Sexual Function Coping Cognitive Function Social Support Anxiety
Charlson 0.14 (.02) 0.090 (.1) 0.041 (.5) 0.085 (.2) 0.035 (.6) 0.087 (.1) 0.26 (<0.0001)
Major morbidity 0.40 (<0.0001) 0.077 (.2) 0.076 (.2) 0.012 (.8) 0.049 (.4) 0.016 (.8) 0.25 (<0.0001)
Signs and symptoms of physical distress 0.29 (<0.0001) 0.14 (.03) 0.13 (.05) −0.012 (.8) 0.15 (.02) 0.00079 (.99) 0.28 (<0.0001)
Cancer morbidity attributed to treatment 0.14 (.03) 0.081 (.2) 0.15 (.02) 0.18 (.004) 0.16 (.01) −0.066 (.3) 0.19(.003)
Cancer Functional status attributed to treatment 0.20 (.002) 0.14 (.03) 0.15 (.02) 0.12 (.06) 0.13 (.04) −0.0013 (.98) 0.25 (<0.0001)
ADL 0.60 (<0.0001) 0.24 (.0002) 0.12 (.06) −0.041 (.5) 0.22 (.0006) 0.078 (.2) 0.28 (<0.0001)
Social −0.088 (.3) −0.23 (.003) −0.029 (.7) 0.22 (.004) −0.080 (.3) 0.25 (.008) −0.059 (.9)
Sexual −0.00089 (.99) 0.25 (.002) 0.22 (.006) 0.090 (.3) 0.055 (.5) 0.069 (.4) 0.25 (.001)
How anxious are you about your breast cancer coming back? −0.035 (.6) 0.11 (.08) 0.13 (.04) 0.12 (.05) −.0036 (.95) −0.089 (.9) 0.37 (<0.0001)
Feeling that appearance detracts from femininity 0.11 (.09) 0.38 (<0.0001) 0.20 (.002) −0.14 (.03) 0.076 (.2) −0.61 (.3) 0.24 (.0001)
Overall health as a result of breast cancer −0.21 (.001) −0.25 (<0.0001) −0.17 (.008) 0.063 (.3) −.17 (.01) −0.023 (.7) −0.17 (.009)
Satisfied with cosmetic surgery −.094 (.1) −0.35 (<0.0001) −0.21 (.0007) 0.020 (.8) −0.14 (.03) 0.071 (.3) −0.16 (.01)
Satisfied with life today −0.29 (<0.0001) −0.21 (.0007) −0.16 (.01) 0.087 (.2) −0.086 (.2) 0.080 (.2) −0.26 (<0.0001)
Affects the way you handle stressful situations −.079 (.2) −0.022 (.7) −0.0086 (.9) 0.26 (<0.0001) 0.040 (.5) −0.14 (.03) −0.058 (.4)
Satisfaction with Decision involving type of surgery −0.13 (.04) −0.17 (.008) −0.029 (.6) −0.044 (.5) −0.091 (.2) −0.027 (.7) −0.14 (.03)
Satisfied with outcome of surgery −0.18 (.004) −0.25 (<0.0001) −0.22 (.0005) −0.027 (.7) −15 (.02) 0.10 (.1) −0.15 (.02)

ADL = activities of daily living.