Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics (n = 84)
| Variable | Category | Number (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational level | Primary school | 51 | 60.7 |
| Middle School | 10 | 11.9 | |
| High school | 19 | 22.6 | |
| Associate/license | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Marital status | Single | 12 | 14.3 |
| Married | 72 | 85.7 | |
| Income level | Low | 40 | 47.6 |
| Middle | 42 | 50.0 | |
| High | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Employment | Not working | 62 | 73.8 |
| Working | 22 | 26.2 | |
| Having a child | Absent | 9 | 10.7 |
| Present | 75 | 89.3 | |
| People that living together | Alone | 5 | 6.0 |
| With family | 79 | 94.0 | |
| Residency in Ankara | Yes | 62 | 73.8 |
| No | 22 | 26.2 | |
| Comorbidities | Present | 38 | 45.2 |
| Absent | 46 | 54.8 | |
| BC stage | Stage 1 | 10 | 11.9 |
| Stage 2 | 40 | 47.6 | |
| Stage 3 | 34 | 40.5 | |
| Previous treatments | Chemotherapy | 19 | 22.6 |
| Surgery and chemotherapy | 65 | 77.4 | |
| Mastectomy status | No | 21 | 25.0 |
| Yes | 63 | 75.0 | |
| Variable | Min | Max | X ± SD* |
| Age | 29 | 64 | 49.57 ± 8.14 |
| BMI | 17.92 | 46.48 | 29.49 ± 5.50 |
| Duration of BC diagnosis (months) | 3 | 12 | 5.51 ± 1.66 |
| Number of children | 0 | 4 | 2.14 ± 1.04 |
*X ± SD, mean, standard deviation; BC, breast cancer; BMI, body mass index