Table 1.
Effects of the BEAT Cancer intervention on global health status (i.e., SF-36 composite and subscores) post-intervention (month 3) and 3 months after intervention completion (month 6) in breast cancer survivors
| Unadjusted means | Adjusteda between-group differences Estimated least square mean with (95% CIb); p value |
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Outcome |
Baseline mean (SDc) |
Month 3 mean (SD) |
Month 6 mean (SD) |
BEAT Cancer vs usual care at month 3 (post-intervention) |
BEAT Cancer vs usual care at month 6 (3 months post- intervention) |
| SF-36 Physical health composite score |
2.1 (0.3 to 3.9); .023 | 0.1 (−1.8 to 1.9); .93 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 47.9 (8.3) | 49.2 (8.7) | 47.6 (10.9) | ||
| Usual care | 47.9 (9.8) | 47.4 (9.8) | 47.6 (9.9) | ||
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| SF-36 Mental health composite score |
5.2 (2.8 to 7.6); <.001 | 3.0 (0.5 to 5.4); .017 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 48.1 (10.2) | 52.0 (8.8) | 50.2 (10.7) | ||
| Usual care | 49.0 (9.8) | 47.7 11.3) | 47.8 (11.2) | ||
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| Physical functioning | 6.4 (1.9 to 11.0); .006 | 2.7 (−1.9 to 7.3); .25 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 75.8 (19.6) | 82.6 (19.1) | 78.4 (23.5) | ||
| Usual care | 75.6 (23.7) | 76.6 (23.6) | 75.5 (23.9) | ||
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| Role-physical | 8.6 (3.0 to 14.2); .003 | 1.0 (−4.7 to 6.7); .72 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 78.8 (22.9) | 83.3 (21.6) | 79.2 (26.6) | ||
| Usual care | 76.5 (24.9) | 74.1 (29.6) | 77.1 (26.0) | ||
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| Bodily pain | 6.2 (1.4 to 11.0); .012 | 2.4 (−2.5 to 7.3); .34 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 69.6 (21.5) | 71.3 (21.1) | 66.2 (25.0) | ||
| Usual care | 72.8 (23.1) | 68.3 (24.1) | 66.8 (25.1) | ||
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| General health | 5.8 (2.2 to 9.4); .002 | 0.5 (−3.1 to 4.2); .78 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 66.7 (12.1) | 71.1 (20.1) | 68.7 (23.2) | ||
| Usual care | 68.2 (23.1) | 66.9 (23.9) | 68.9 (24.8) | ||
| Vitality | 12.5 (8.0 to 17.0); <.001 | 7.8 (3.3 to 12.4); .001 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 50.7 (18.9) | 62.5 (16.3) | 57.3 (19.4) | ||
| Usual care | 51.3 (21.8) | 51.1 (23.9) | 49.8 (22.1) | ||
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| Social functioning | 9.8 (4.1 to 15.4); .001 | 3.1 (−2.6 to 8.9); .29 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 81.5 (21.1) | 87.4 (20.5) | 81.7 (24.9) | ||
| Usual care | 82.8 (21.6) | 79.8 (25.6) | 80.2 (26.9) | ||
| Role-emotional | 9.8 (4.7 to 15.0); <.001 | 4.6 (−0.6 to 9.8); .09 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 82.0 (21.3) | 89.3 (17.4) | 85.8 (21.7) | ||
| Usual care | 84.1 (20.2) | 81.3 (25.6) | 82.6 (23.7) | ||
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| Mental health | 7.1 (3.1 to 11.2); .001 | 4.3 (0.2 to 8.5); .038 | |||
| BEAT Cancer | 73.5 (17.7) | 79.1 (15.0) | 76.4 (18.1) | ||
| Usual care | 74.4 (18.0) | 72.7 (18.0) | 72.4 (19.1) | ||
a
Adjusted for baseline value, study site, breast cancer stage, history of chemotherapy, history of radiation therapy, current hormonal therapy, comorbidities, and marital status
b
Confidence intervals
c
Standard deviation