Table 1.
Demographic Data, Health Condition, And Self-Reported Inventory Of Patients With Breast Cancer (N = 145)
| Characteristics | Mean± SD/N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 52.25±10.45 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.22±4.11 |
| Year of education | 10.77±3.95 |
| Marital status, married | 115 (79.3) |
| Employment | 75 (51.7) |
| Menopause Status (Menopause) | 106 (73.1) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Psychiatric history | 27 (18.6) |
| Diabetes | 10 (6.9) |
| Hypertension | 29 (20.0) |
| Cancer stage⋆ | |
| 0 | 25 (17.4) |
| 1 | 44 (30.6) |
| 2 | 57 (39.6) |
| 3 | 18 (12.4) |
| Systemic treatments | |
| Chemotherapy | 38 (26.2) |
| Radiotherapy | 46 (31.7) |
| Hormone therapy | 61 (42.1) |
| Family History | |
| Breast Cancer | 30 (20.7) |
| Psychiatric disorders | 13 (9.0) |
| Surgical procedure⋆ | |
| Partial mastectomy | 114 (79.2) |
| Total mastectomy | 30 (20.8) |
| Cancer subtypes | |
| ER, positive | 114 (78.6) |
| PR, positive | 97 (66.9) |
| Her2_neu, negative | 90 (62.1) |
| Her2_neu, positive | 25 (17.2) |
| Her2_neu, equivocal | 28 (19.3) |
| Lymph node involvement | 43 (29.7) |
| Self-report inventory | |
| Family support (family APGAR score) | 6.26±3.16 |
| Depression (PHQ-9) | 4.79±4.47 |
| EQ-VAS | 71.91±19.00 |
| FACT-Cog, total score | 115.94±14.26 |
| PTSD (SPAN-C) | 0.77±2.01 |
| PTGI (n=108), total scores | 32.54±26.17 |
| Chronic pain (score) | 1.37±2.24 |
| Fatigue (BFI, n=108) | |
| Fatigue severity | 4.71±6.42 |
| Fatigue interference | 3.31±5.63 |
| Alexithymia (TAS, n=108) | 55.31±5.90 |
| Anxiety symptoms (HADS) (n=108) | 3.85±3.78 |
Note: ⋆There was one missing piece of data on cancer stage and surgical procedure.
Abbreviations: BFI, Brief Fatigue Inventory; ER, estrogen receptor; HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety symptoms; Her2, human epidermal growth factor receptor; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PR, progesterone receptor; PTGI, Post-traumatic Growth Inventory; TAS, Toronto Alexithymia Scale; VAS, visual analog scale.