Table 2.
Demographics of Project CARE Participants
| Variable | EE Condition | CBSM Condition |
F | χ2 | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), M (SD) | 50.32 (10.06) | 48.88 (7.80) | 0.35 | 1, 53 | >.50 | |
| Years of education, M (SD) | 13.14 (1.70) | 13.33 (2.36) | 0.48 | 1, 52 | >.70 | |
| Income (thousands of dollars annually), M (SD) | 28.23 (25.20) | 32.79 (28.02) | 0.38 | 1, 53 | >.50 | |
| Months since breast cancer diagnosis, M (SD) | 13.41 (5.51) | 14.39 (6.74) | 0.32 | 1,53 | >.50 | |
| Work status | 0.63 | 3 | >.80 | |||
| Unemployed | 6 (27%) | 7 (21%) | ||||
| Employed | 11 (50%) | 16 (48%) | ||||
| On disability/leave | 3 (14%) | 7 (21%) | ||||
| Retired | 2 (9%) | 3 (9%) | ||||
| Marital status | 1.13 | 4 | >.90 | |||
| Single, never married | 5 (23%) | 6 (18%) | ||||
| Married/partnered | 7 (32%) | 10 (30%) | ||||
| Separated | 4 (18%) | 4 (12%) | ||||
| Divorced | 5 (23%) | 10 (30%) | ||||
| Widowed | 1 (4%) | 3 (9%) | ||||
| Have children | 20 (91%) | 28 (85%) | 0.44 | 1 | >.50 | |
| Breast cancer stage | 5.35 | 4 | >.20 | |||
| 0 | 3 (14%) | 2 (6%) | ||||
| I | 8 (36%) | 5 (15%) | ||||
| II | 7 (32%) | 16 (48%) | ||||
| III | 4 (18%) | 9 (27%) | ||||
| IV | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | ||||
| Underwent surgery | 21 (96%) | 31 (94%) | 0.06 | 1 | >.80 | |
| Received chemotherapy | 15 (71%) | 29 (88%) | 2.30 | 1 | >.10 | |
| Received radiation | 16 (73%) | 23 (70%) | 0.06 | 1 | >.80 | |
| Received hormonal therapy | 12 (57%) | 19 (58%) | 0.00 | 1 | >.90 | |
| Received targeted therapies | 3 (15%) | 9 (31%) | 1.65 | 1 | .20 |
Note: CARE = Cope, Adapt, Renew, Empower; CBSM = cognitive-behavioral stress management; EE = enhanced breast cancer education.