Table 1.
Study participant characteristics by group assignment.
| Intervention (n = 63) | Control (n = 55) | Total (n = 118) | P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Mean age (SD), y | 54.7 (13.3) | 52.2 (13.9) | 53.5 (13.6) | 0.318 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 62 (98.4) | 55 (100.0) | 117 (99.2) | 0.348 |
| Nonwhite race or hispanic, n (%) | 15 (23.8) | 17 (30.9) | 32 (27.2) | 0.387 |
| Beyond high school education, n (%) | 59 (93.7) | 44 (80.0) | 103 (87.3) | 0.026 |
| Suspected of low health literacy, n (%) | 7 (11.1) | 4 (7.3) | 11 (9.3) | 0.474 |
| Married, n (%) | 41 (65.1) | 39 (70.9) | 80 (67.8) | 0.499 |
| Early stage disease, n (%) | 34 (54.0) | 33 (60.0) | 67 (56.8) | 0.389 |
| Node negative (N0) | 20 (58.8) | 16 (48.5) | 36 (53.7) | 0.396 |
| Phenotype | 0.245 | |||
| ER positive/HER2 negative | 17 (50.0) | 12 (36.4) | 29 (43.3) | |
| HER2 positive | 13 (38.2) | 12 (36.4) | 25 (37.3) | |
| Triple negative | 4 (11.8) | 9 (27.3) | 13 (19.4) | |
| FACT-B Score, (SD)a | 115.0 (22.6) | 116.3 (21.5) | 115.6 (22.0) | 0.752 |
| Daily internet usage, n (%) | 53 (84.1) | 46 (83.1) | 99 (83.9) | 0.942 |
| Care partner characteristics | ||||
| Mean age (SD), y | 53.7 (13.7) | 53.6 (14.0) | 53.7 (13.8) | 0.959 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 36 (57.1) | 41 (74.6) | 77 (65.3) | 0.048 |
| Beyond high school education, n (%) | 57 (90.5) | 46 (83.6) | 103 (87.3) | 0.266 |
| Suspected of low health literacy, n (%) | 14 (22.2) | 15 (27.3) | 29 (24.6) | 0.525 |
| Relationship to patient, n (%) | ||||
| -Spouse/Partner | 35 (55.6) | 36 (65.5) | 71 (60.2) | 0.477 |
| -Adult Child | 11 (17.5) | 6 (10.9) | 17 (14.4) | |
| -Other (e.g. parent, sibling, friend) | 17 (27.0) | 13 (23.6) | 30 (25.4) | |
| Worked in the past week, n (%) | 35 (55.6) | 37 (67.3) | 72 (61.0) | 0.193 |
| Daily internet usage, n (%) | 55 (87.3) | 46 (83.6) | 101 (85.6) | 0.572 |
aQuality of life measured using FACT-B: higher values = higher QOL (total score of 164).
bP-value for χ2 test of categorical characteristics, t-test for discrete continuous characteristics.