Table 4.
Statistical links between marital status and recieved answers.
| Marital status | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmarried | Married | Divorcee | Widow | ||
| Fear of breast cancer | 0.168 (Chi-square) | ||||
| Slightly | 6 (19.4%) | 24 (10.4%) | 5 (5.8%) | 10 (7.9%) | |
| Moderate | 7 (22.6%) | 79 (34.3%) | 25 (29.1%) | 49 (38.9%) | |
| Severe | 18 (58.1%) | 127(55.2%) | 56 (65.1%) | 67 (53.2%) | |
| Main source of the fear | 0.42 (Chi-square) | ||||
| Self-esteem | 11 (37.9%) | 99 (48.1%) | 34 (43%) | 61 (54%) | |
| Environment | 7 (24.1%) | 32 (15.5%) | 16 (20.3%) | 22 (19.5%) | |
| Both | 11 (37.9%) | 75 (36.4%) | 29 (36.7%) | 30 (26.4%) | |
| Environment | 6.6×10−7* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Family | 2 (8.7%) | 34 (24.1%) | 13 (24.1%) | 36 (46.8%) | |
| Friends | 6 (26.1) | 42 (29.8%) | 18 (33.3) | 33 (42.9%) | |
| Workplace | 15 (65.2%) | 65 (46.1%) | 23 (42.6%) | 8 (10.4%) | |
| Desire of breast reconstruction | 4.1×10−7* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Yes | 20 (60.6%) | 127 (52.1%) | 49 (54.4%) | 32 (24.1%) | |
| Maybe | 4 (12.1%) | 52 (21.3%) | 20 (22.2%) | 33 (24.8%) | |
| No | 9 (27.3%) | 65 (26.6%) | 21 (23.3%) | 68 (51.1%) | |
| Time of breast reconsctruction | 0.033* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Immediate | 4 (16.7%) | 64 (35%) | 27 (38.%) | 19 (27.5%) | |
| Delayed (6 m) | 15 (62.5%) | 54 (29.5%) | 25 (35.7%) | 23 (33.3%) | |
| Delayed (years) | 5 (20.8%) | 65 (35.5%) | 18 (25.7%) | 27 (39.1%) | |
| Willingness to undertake multiple reconstructive surgeries | 4.4×10−7* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Yes | 18 (54.5%) | 99 (41.9%) | 41 (45.6%) | 20 (16.3%) | |
| No | 15 (45.5%) | 137 (58.1%) | 49 (54.4%) | 103 (83.7%) | |
| The anticipated influence of breast reconstruction on sexual life | 3.5×10−8* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Yes | 9 (27.3%) | 46 (18.9%) | 24 (26.7%) | 3 (2.3%) | |
| Maybe | 7 (21.2%) | 63 (25.8%) | 27 (30%) | 22 (16.5%) | |
| No | 17 (51.5%) | 135 (55.3%) | 39 (43.3%) | 108 (81.2%) | |
| Breast reconstruction is an integral part of complete recovery | 1.7×10−5* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Yes | 15 (45.5%) | 78 (32%) | 40 (44.4%) | 26 (19.6%) | |
| Not definitely | 9 (27.3%) | 117 (48%) | 39 (43.3%) | 58 (43.6%) | |
| No | 9 (27.3%) | 49 (20%) | 11 (12.2%) | 49 (36.8%) | |
| Source of information about breast reconstruction | 0.002* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Fellow Patient | 5 (15.6%) | 23 (10.9%) | 18 (22%) | 20 (20.6%) | |
| Internet | 11 (33.3%) | 34 (16.1%) | 17 (20.7%) | 14 (14.3%) | |
| Surgeon | 10 (30.3%) | 120 (56.9%) | 33 (40.2%) | 36 (37.1%) | |
| Other | 6 (18.2%) | 34 (16.1%) | 14 (17.1%) | 27 (27.9%) | |
| Knowledge on breast reconstruction | 0.028* (Chi-square) | ||||
| Nothing/little | 27 (81.8%) | 208 (85%) | 77 (85.6%) | 126 (94.7%) | |
| Enough/much | 6 (18.2%) | 37 (15%) | 13 (14.4%) | 7 (5.3%) | |
*
Marked as significant.