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. 2017 Jul 31;166(2):459–471. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4417-z

Table 6.

Illness perceptions of patients with different chemotherapy regimens

BIPQ scales Netherlands Japan t test; p value
M (SD) M (SD)
Consequences
 TAC 7.6 (1.7) a
 AC 6.9 (2.3) 5.4 (2.8) 0.003
 FEC 6.4 (2.1) 6.5 (2.6) n.s.
 TC a 6.1 (2.9)
n.s.b n.s.b
Timeline
 TAC 5.5 (3.0) a
 AC 5.8 (2.7) 6.3 (2.2) n.s.
 FEC 5.4 (3.4) 6.7 (2.4) n.s.
 TC a 5.8 (2.4)
n.s.b n.s.b
Personal Control
 TAC 5.0 (2.9) a
 AC 4.5 (2.7) 6.3 (2.1) 0.001
 FEC 4.8 (3.1) 5.7 (2.0) n.s.
 TC a 5.7 (2.1)
n.s.b n.s.b
Treatment Control
 TAC 8.8 (1.3) a
 AC 8.4 (1.3) 6.7 (2.1) <0.001
 FEC 9.1 (1.1) 7.4 (1.8) <0.001
 TC a 6.7 (1.6)
n.s.b n.s.b
Identity
 TAC 4.0 (2.3) a
 AC 3.2 (2.1) 2.7 (2.1) n.s.
 FEC 3.8 (2.2) 3.0 (2.5) n.s.
 TC a 2.6 (2.2)
n.s.b n.s.b
Concerns
 TAC 5.6 (2.5) a
 AC 6.7 (2.4) 7.3 (2.4) n.s.
 FEC 4.9 (3.1) 7.2 (2.6) 0.008
 TC a 6.5 (2.7)
n.s.b n.s.b
Coherence
 TAC 7.0 (2.4) a
 AC 6.9 (2.4) 6.5 (2.0) n.s.
 FEC 5.7 (2.7) 6.6 (1.6) n.s.
 TC a 6.9 (1.7)
n.s.b n.s.b
Emotional Representations
 TAC 4.9 (2.3) a
 AC 5.7 (2.4) 4.1 (2.7) 0.003
 FEC 4.6 (3.1) 4.6 (2.6) n.s.
 TC a 4.7 (2.4)
n.s.b n.s.b

aOnly mean scores are displayed if number of observations per group >15

bManova multivariate F-scores for illness perception domains within each country (between group: chemotherapy) are not significant: p = 0.12 the Netherlands and p = 0.33 in Japan