Table 1.
Participant Demographics, Treatment Variables, and Questionnaire Mean Scores
| M | SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.7 | 9.8 | 27.0 – 83.0 |
| Time between diagnosis and initial visit (months) | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 – 5.2 |
| Number of Comorbid medical conditions | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 – 5 |
| Sickness Symptoms (FACT-PWB) | |||
| Overall mean 1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 – 27.0 |
| Person-specific mean 2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 – 21.7 |
| Person-centered | 0.0 | 3.2 | −11.0 – 16.3 |
| Emotional Acceptance score | |||
| Overall mean 1 | 72.8 | 19.3 | 0.0 – 100.0 |
| Person-specific mean 2 | 73.0 | 17.2 | 15.5 – 100.0 |
| Person-centered | 0.0 | 8.7 | −40.4 – 45.5 |
| N | % | (out of N=136) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race | |||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Asian | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Black/African American | 1 | 0.7 | |
| White | 132 | 97.1 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 17 | 12.5 | |
| Relationship Status | |||
| Cohabiting | 17 | 12.5 | |
| Divorced | 22 | 16.2 | |
| Single | 7 | 5.1 | |
| Widowed | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Married (1st marriage) | 59 | 43.4 | |
| Married (2nd marriage) | 28 | 20.6 | |
| Education | |||
| Some college or higher | 121 | 89 | |
| Less than college | 15 | 11 | |
| Stage of Cancer | |||
| 0 | 25 | 18.4 | |
| I | 55 | 40.5 | |
| IIA | 31 | 22.8 | |
| IIB | 15 | 11.0 | |
| IIIA | 7 | 5.1 | |
| IIIB | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Missing | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Treatment Condition | |||
| Chemotherapy only | 28 | 20.6 | |
| Radiation only | 37 | 27.2 | |
| Chemotherapy and Radiation | 37 | 27.2 | |
| Neither chemotherapy or radiation | 34 | 25.0 |
Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation.
1
Scores averaged across all women and time points
2
Scores averaged over (up to) 9 time points for each woman