Sociodemographic factors
|
Age at diagnosis (median, range) |
58 (24–83) |
Nationality (n, %) |
Dutch only |
716 (96.0) |
Dutch and other or other only |
30 (4.0) |
Educational level (n, %)a
|
Low |
346 (46.4) |
Intermediate |
185 (24.8) |
High |
215 (28.8) |
Living situation (n, %) |
With partner |
383 (51.3) |
With partner and child(ren) |
192 (25.7) |
With child(ren) |
34 (4.6) |
Alone |
127 (17.0) |
Other |
10 (1.3) |
Employment status (n, %) |
Paid work |
278 (37.3) |
Homemaker |
141 (18.9) |
Retired |
197 (26.4) |
No work or unpaid |
56 (7.5) |
(Partly) Work-disabled due to breast cancer |
74 (9.9) |
Clinical factors
|
Type of breast cancer (n, %) |
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) |
104 (13.9) |
Invasive and DCIS |
57 (7.6) |
Invasive |
585 (78.4) |
Cancer stage at diagnosis (n, %) |
TIS: carcinoma in situ |
104 (13.9) |
Invasive early stage (T1/T2) |
621 (83.2) |
Invasive late stage (T3/T4) |
21 (2.8) |
Type of surgery (n, %) |
Lumpectomy |
630 (84.5) |
Mastectomy |
105 (14.1) |
Lumpectomy and mastectomy |
9 (1.2) |
No lumpectomy or mastectomy |
2 (0.3) |
Radio- and/or chemotherapy (n, %) |
Radiotherapy only |
470 (63.0) |
Chemotherapy only |
24 (3.2) |
Radio- and chemotherapy |
198 (26.5) |
No radio- or chemotherapy |
54 (7.2) |
Other types of treatment (n, %; yes/no) |
Hormonal |
258 (34.6) |
Immunotherapy |
32 (4.3) |
Recurrence (n, %) |
No |
731 (98.0) |
Yes |
15 (2.0) |
Previous use of psychosocial services (n, %) |
No |
578 (77.5) |
Yes |
168 (22.5) |
Comorbidity (n, %) |
0 comorbid conditions |
282 (37.8) |
1 comorbid condition |
231 (31.0) |
2 or more comorbid conditions |
233 (31.2) |
Psychosocial factors 6 months postdiagnosis
|
Social support (median, range) |
4.25 (1–5) |
Life satisfaction (median, range) |
7 (0–10) |
Cancer worry (median, range) |
3 (1–4) |
Neuroticism (median, range) |
2 (0–12) |