Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| No. (%), n = 274 | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age | |
| Median | 49 |
| Range | 26–85 |
| Birthplacea | |
| United States | 118 (43) |
| Outside of the United States | 155 (57) |
| Annual household incomea | |
| <$10,000 | 80 (30) |
| $10,000–$20,000 | 86 (32) |
| >$20,000 | 103 (38) |
| Financial resources adequate to meet needsa | |
| Adequate | 99 (37) |
| Inadequate | 171 (63) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Latina | 145 (53) |
| Non-Latina White | 90 (33) |
| Other | 39 (14) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/partnered | 125 (46) |
| Not married/partnered | 149 (54) |
| Children ≤17 years old at homea | |
| None | 111 (48) |
| One | 48 (21) |
| Two or more | 71 (31) |
| Seniors ≥65 years old at homea | |
| None | 194 (83) |
| One or more | 39 (17) |
| Educationa | |
| Did not complete high school | 99 (36) |
| High school ± some college | 124 (45) |
| College ± post-graduate | 50 (18) |
| Acculturation | |
| More acculturated | 20 (12) |
| Less acculturated | 148 (88) |
| Social support | |
| Support—emotionala | |
| No support | 29 (11) |
| Some support | 244 (89) |
| Support—help with daily tasksa | |
| No support | 47 (17) |
| Some support | 226 (83) |
| Support—accompanied participant to doctor’s visitsa | |
| No support | 40 (15) |
| Some support | 233 (85) |
| Work related (before diagnosis) | |
| Job type before diagnosis | |
| Operator/fabricator | 44 (16) |
| Professional/manager | 49 (18) |
| Service | 130 (47) |
| Technical/sales/administrative | 51 (19) |
| Full- vs. part-time employment before diagnosisa | |
| Full time | 189 (69) |
| Part time | 83 (31) |
| Clinical variables | |
| Comorbid conditions | |
| None | 199 (73) |
| One or more | 75 (27) |
| Cancer stage | |
| DCIS | 25 (10) |
| I | 76 (31) |
| II | 106 (44) |
| III | 35 (14) |
| Type of breast surgerya | |
| Mastectomy | 101 (39) |
| Breast-conserving surgery | 156 (61) |
| Breast reconstruction (if mastectomy) | |
| Received | 16 (16) |
| Not received | 85 (84) |
| Axillary node dissectiona | |
| Received | 168 (65) |
| Not received | 90 (35) |
| Chemotherapya | |
| Received | 180 (70) |
| Not received | 77 (30) |
| Endocrine therapya | |
| Received | 171 (69) |
| Not received | 78 (31) |
| Radiation therapya | |
| Received | 185 (73) |
| Not received | 70 (27) |
DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ
a
Data missing for ≥1 participant. Percentages calculated over complete data