TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics (total n = 1093)
| Characteristic | n | % or mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Gleason score | ||
| 6 | 463 | 42.36% |
| 7 | 513 | 46.94% |
| 8 | 77 | 7.04% |
| 9 | 39 | 3.57% |
| 10 | 1 | 0.09% |
| Education | ||
| <High school | 20 | 1.83% |
| HS/GED | 297 | 27.17% |
| Some college | 148 | 13.54% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 298 | 27.26% |
| Master’s degree | 216 | 19.76% |
| Doctorate | 53 | 4.85% |
| Professional | 61 | 5.58% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 918 | 83.99% |
| Black | 107 | 9.79% |
| Hispanic | 68 | 6.22% |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married/cohabitating | 157 | 14.36% |
| Married/cohabitating | 936 | 85.64% |
| Age at diagnosis | 1093 | 63.18 (7.75) |
| Spiritualitya (0–48) | 1093 | 36.13 (7.85) |
| Decisional regretb (0–100) | 1093 | 12.72 (15.87) |
| Decisional conflicta (0–100) | 1090 | 7.78 (10.07) |
| Optimisma,6–30 | 1093 | 22.91 (4.02) |
| Resiliencea,1–5 | 1093 | 3.85 (0.65) |
a
Spiritual well-being, decisional conflict, optimism, and resilience were assessed after patients made their treatment decision but prior to treatment.
b
Decisional regret was assessed 6 months post treatment.