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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Breast. 2017 Nov 2;37:72–79. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.10.009

Table 4.

Unadjusted scores of patient-reported outcomes by immediate (n = 1639) and delayed (n = 147) timing.

PRO measure Timing Pre-op Two years post-op


na Mean (SD) p-Valueb na Mean (SD) p-Valueb
BREAST-Q: Satisfaction with breast Immediate 1632 62.8 (21.1) <0.001 1073 65.1 (18.1) 0.559
Delayed 147 34.0 (16.3) 96 66.2 (20.6)
BREAST-Q: Psychosocial well-being Immediate 1631 70.9 (17.9) <0.001 1065 74.4 (19.0) 0.159
Delayed 147 51.9 (15.1) 96 77.3 (21.4)
BREAST-Q: Physical well-being Immediate 1632 78.5 (14.7) <0.001 1061 76.3 (14.8) 0.870
Delayed 147 72.0 (14.3) 96 76.0 (14.4)
BREAST-Q: Sexual well-being Immediate 1585 57.5 (19.1) <0.001 1026 54.8 (21.4) 0.823
Delayed 146 31.6 (19.4) 89 54.3 (23.5)
PROMIS: Physical function Immediate 1635 53.0 (6.7) <0.001 1049 51.8 (6.8) 0.276
Delayed 146 50.0 (7.5) 93 51.0 (7.4)
PROMIS: Anxiety Immediate 1635 58.9 (8.8) <0.001 1048 49.7 (9.0) 0.024
Delayed 146 52.1 (9.7) 94 47.5 (9.4)
PROMIS: Depression Immediate 1635 49.8 (8.4) 0.852 1047 46.8 (7.8) 0.383
Delayed 146 49.7 (9.1) 94 46.1 (7.4)
PROMIS: Fatigue Immediate 1635 49.8 (9.9) 0.938 1044 48.3 (10.0) 0.477
Delayed 146 49.8 (9.5) 94 49.1 (10.9)
PROMIS: Sleep disturbance Immediate 1632 52.0 (3.5) 0.112 1046 52.1 (3.9) 0.102
Delayed 146 52.5 (3.4) 94 52.8 (3.8)
PROMIS: Satisfaction with participation in social roles Immediate 1635 51.8 (9.5) 0.060 1046 52.9 (9.7) 0.760
Delayed 146 50.3 (9.5) 93 53.2 (10.9)
PROMIS: Pain interference Immediate 1635 45.9 (7.3) <0.001 1047 46.4 (7.8) 0.072
Delayed 146 48.6 (8.3) 93 47.9 (8.5)
EORTC: Body image Immediate 1622 79.8 (23.0) <0.001 1042 75.3 (24.6) 0.971
Delayed 146 43.0 (30.1) 93 75.4 (26.1)
EORTC: Sexual functioning Immediate 1614 32.0 (24.4) 0.035 1037 31.7 (24.6) 0.229
Delayed 147 27.6 (25.0) 94 28.5 (25.4)
a

The number of patients with complete PRO.

b

For the comparison of preoperative PROs between immediate and delayed group.