Table 1. Sample characteristics.
| Pre-treatment | 12 months follow-up | |
| Total N | 229 | 206 |
| Age | ||
| Mean (SD) | 61.3 (8.9) | 61.5 (9.0) |
| Range | 38–85 | 39–85 |
| n (% of total N) | n (% of total N) | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 150 (66) | 133 |
| Male | 79 (34) | 73 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/co-habiting | 151 (66) | 139 |
| Live alone | 46 (20%) | 37 |
| Education | ||
| None | 88 (38) | 76 |
| School qualifications or higher | 132 (58) | 121 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed (full/part-time) | 88 (38) | 79 |
| Retired | 99 (43) | 92 |
| Retired (health) | 16 (7) | 14 |
| Homemaker | 13 (6) | 9 |
| Unemployed | 10 (4) | 9 |
| Cancer diagnosis | ||
| Breast | 150 (66) | 133 |
| Prostate | 79 (34) | 73 |
| Tumour grade | ||
| Low | 56 (24) | 54 |
| Intermediate | 107 (47) | 97 |
| High | 62 (27) | 52 |
N.B. Missing data T1 (T2): Marital Status n = 5(5); Live alone n = 3(2); Education n = 9 (9); Employment n = 3(3); Tumour grade n = 4(3).