Table 1:
Characteristics of 510 Breast Cancer Survivors and their Partners 4 Years after Diagnosis
| Survivor N (%) | Partner N (%) | Paired P-Value* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: | 510 (100) | 510 (100) | |
| Antecedent Factors | |||
| Personal Factors | |||
| Race | 0.086 | ||
| 2003Non-Hispanic White | 305 (59.8) | 313 (61.4) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 66 (12.9) | 68 (13.3) | |
| Latino (higher acculturation) | 71 (13.9) | 56 (11.0) | |
| Latino (lower acculturation) | 62 (12.2) | 67 (13.1) | |
| Age | <0.001 | ||
| Under 50 | 89 (17.5) | 70 (13.7) | |
| 50–65 | 263 (51.6) | 218 (42.7) | |
| 65 and over | 158 (31.0) | 222 (43.5) | |
| Education | 0.510 | ||
| High School Diploma or Less | 163 (32.0) | 156 (30.6) | |
| Some college or more | 347 (68.0) | 354 (69.4) | |
| Illness-Related Factors | |||
| Current Health | 0.437 | ||
| Good or better | 436 (85.5) | 424 (83.1) | |
| Fair or worse | 65 (12.7) | 72 (14.1) | |
| Comorbidities (at time 2) | 0.136 | ||
| 0 | 122 (23.9) | 104 (20.4) | |
| 1 or more | 388 (76.1) | 406 (79.6) | |
| Stage | _ | ||
| Stage 0 | 125 (24.5) | - | |
| Stage 1–2 | 338 (66.3) | - | |
| Stage 3 | 46 (9.0) | - | |
| Surgery type | _ | ||
| Lumpectomy | 324 (63.5) | - | |
| Unilateral mastectomy | 128 (25.1) | - | |
| Bilateral mastectomy | 51 (10.0) | - | |
| Radiation Therapy | _ | ||
| Yes | 363 (71.1) | - | |
| No | 135 (26.4) | - | |
| Chemotherapy | _ | ||
| Yes | 229 (44.9) | - | |
| No | 271 (53.1) | - | |
| Proximal Outcomes | |||
| Enough Info about Risk of Recurrence | 0.003 | ||
| Yes | 330 (64.7) | 363 (71.1) | |
| No | 171 (33.5) | 131 (25.7) | |
| Health Care Provider Emotional Support | <0.001 | ||
| None/ a little | 120 (23.5) | 263 (51.5) | |
| Some/ Quite a bit/ a lot | 383 (75.0) | 233 (45.7) | |
| Distal Outcomes | |||
| Worry about recurrence | <0.001 | ||
| No (Not at all/ a little) | 342 (67.0) | 252 (49.4) | |
| Yes (Some/quite a bit/ a lot) | 139 (27.2) | 216 (42.3) |
*
Paired Stuart-Maxwell Test.