Table 2.
Means and standard deviations for life stress and quality of life pre-surgery and at one-year following surgery
| Variable | Baseline | One Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M | SD | N | M | SD | |
| FACT Total | 118 | 74.7 | 13.5 | 118 | 82.7 | 14.5 |
| Physical Well-Being | 120 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 120 | 23.0 | 4.7 |
| Functional Well-Being | 120 | 18.2 | 5.2 | 120 | 21.3 | 5.6 |
| Social Well-Being | 121 | 20.6 | 3.2 | 121 | 19.9 | 3.6 |
| Emotional Well-Being | 122 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 122 | 18.7 | 4.4 |
| CESD-depression subscale | 123 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 123 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| POMS-SF anxiety | 117 | 9.94 | 5.93 | 119 | 6.36 | 5.52 |
| Life Stressors (Number) | 123 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 123 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Life Stressors (Severity) | 123 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 123 | 5.4 | 6.7 |
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| Life Stressors (Type) | N | % | Number | N | % | Number |
| Relationship problems | 123 | 32.5 | (40) | 123 | 27.6 | (34) |
| Work problems | 123 | 29.3 | (36) | 123 | 23.6 | (29) |
| Financial Problems | 123 | 30.9 | (38) | 123 | 27.6 | (34) |
| Death | 123 | 26.0 | (32) | 123 | 32.5 | (40) |
| Illness | 123 | 33.3 | (41) | 123 | 31.7 | (39) |
| Violence | 123 | 1.6 | (2) | 123 | 2.4 | (3) |
| Trauma | 123 | 28.5 | (35) | 123 | 24.4 | (30) |