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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. 2016 Aug 15;35(10):1085–1096. doi: 10.1037/hea0000413

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristic Sample (N=19)
M (SD)
Age 52.8 (9.8)
Sexual concerns [0-10] 6.4 (2.0)

n (%)

Race/ethnicity
 White/Caucasian 15 (78.9%)
 Black/African American 2 (10.5%)
 American Indian or Alaskan native 1 (5.3%)
 Hispanic/Latina 1 (5.3%)
Education
 High School or GED 3 (15.8%)
 Some college 3 (15.8%)
 Completed college/Graduate school 13 (68.5%)
Employment Status
 Full/Part Time 13 (68.4%)
 Retired 3 (15.8%)
 Unemployed/on disability/other 3 (15.8%)
Menopausal Status
 Perimenopausal 2 (10.5%)
 Post-menopausal 13 (68.4%)
 Unsure 4 (21.1%)
Disease stage (data missing on 3 participants)
 Stage I 3 (15.8%)
 Stage IA 4 (21.1%)
 Stage IB 1 (5.3%)
 Stage II 1 (5.3%)
 Stage IIA 4 (21.1%)
 Stage IIIA 2 (10.5%)
 Stage IIIC 1 (5.3%)
Surgery
 Lumpectomy 9 (47.4%)
 Mastectomy with reconstruction 10 (52.6%)
Chemotherapy
 Finished chemotherapy between 6 months and 1 year ago 4 (21.1%)
 Finished chemotherapy between 1 and 2 years ago 6 (31.6%)
 Finished chemotherapy between 2 and 5 years ago 8 (42.1%)
Radiation Therapy
 Completed radiation therapy 15 (78.9%)
Hormonal Medication Use
 Currently taking tamoxifen 8 (42.1%)
 Currently taking an aromatase inhibitor 12 (47.4%)