Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Patients (N = 396)
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
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| |
| Age (years) | 54.9 (11.6) |
|
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| Education (years) | 15.7 (2.7) |
|
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| Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire score | 4.3 (2.8) |
|
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| Karnofsky Performance Status score | 93.2 (10.3) |
|
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| Rate your overall physical health (0 = extremely poor to 10 = excellent)* | 7.1 (2.3) |
|
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| % | |
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| Ethnicity | |
| Non-white | 35.4 |
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| Married/partnered | 41.5 |
|
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| Lives alone | 24.1 |
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| Employed | 47.5 |
|
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| Postmenopausal | 62.3 |
|
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| Stage of disease | |
| Stage 0 | 18.3 |
| Stage I | 38.0 |
| Stage IIA, IIB | 35.4 |
| Stage IIA,IIIB,IIIC,IV | 8.3 |
|
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| Type of surgery | |
| Breast conversation | 79.9 |
| Mastectomy | 20.1 |
|
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| Sentinel lymph node biopsy | 82.4 |
|
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| Axillary lymph node dissection | 37.4 |
|
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| Underwent reconstruction at time of surgery | 21.6 |
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| Received neoadjuvant therapy | 19.8 |
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| Received radiation therapy during the 6 months following surgery | 56.3 |
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| Received chemotherapy during the 6 months following surgery | 33.4 |
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| Experienced recurrence during the 6 months following surgery | 0.0 |
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| Mean symptom severity score at enrollment | Mean (SD) |
|
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| Trait anxiety score | 35.3 (8.8) |
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| State anxiety score | 41.8 (13.5) |
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| Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression score | 13.7 (9.8) |
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| General Sleep Disturbance Scale score | 48.3 (21.6) |
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| Lee Fatigue Scale score | 3.1 (2.3) |
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| Lee Energy Scale score | 4.9 (2.5) |
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| Attentional Function Index score | 6.6 (1.9) |
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| Psychosocial Adjustment Characteristics from the QOL-PVa | |
|
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| How difficult is it for you to cope as a result of your disease and treatment? (0 = extremely difficult to 10 = not at all difficulty) | 6.7 (2.7) |
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| Do you feel like you are in control of things in your life? (0 = not at all to 10 = completely in control) | 6.1 (2.7) |
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| How satisfying is your life? (0 = not at all satisfied to 10 = completely satisfied) | 7.3 (2.6) |
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| How much isolation is caused by your illness or treatment? (0 = a great deal to 10 = none) | 8.0 (2.7) |
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| How important to you are other spiritual activities such as meditation? (0 = not at all important to 10 = very important) | 5.3 (3.8) |
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| How much uncertainty do you feel about the future? (0 = extreme uncertainty to 10 = not at all uncertain) | 5.0 (3.2) |
a
Items are listed as they are worded on the Quality of Life Scale – Patient Version (QOL-PV)
Abbreviation: SD = Standard deviation