Table 5.
Participants’ disease characteristics by cluster (categorical variables; N=94).
| Characteristics | Cluster1a (n=19) n (%) |
Cluster2b (n=50) n (%) |
Cluster3c (n=25) n (%) |
Total (N=94) n (%) |
χ2 (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer stage | 3.82(.873) | ||||
| Stage 1 | 5 (26.31) | 18 (38.30) | 7 (30.43) | 32 (35.15) | |
| Stage 2 | 7 (36.84) | 19 (40.43) | 11 (47.82) | 37 (40.66) | |
| Stage 3 | 3 (15.79) | 5 (10.63) | 2 (8.70) | 10 (10.99) | |
| Stage 4 | 1 (5.27) | 3 (6.38) | 1 (4.35) | 5 (5.50) | |
| Unsure | 3 (15.79) | 2 (4.26) | 2 (8.70) | 7 (7.70) | |
| Types of breast cancer | 2.40 (0.30) | ||||
| Invasive | 16 (84.21) | 34 (80.95) | 16 (66.67) | 66 (77.65) | |
| Non-invasive (in situ) | 3 (15.79) | 8 (19.05) | 8 (33.33) | 19 (22.35) | |
| The use of medicine | 7.26 (0.03*) | ||||
| Yes | 16 (84.21) | 43 (89.58) | 16 (64.00) | 75 (81.52) | |
| No | 3 (17.59) | 5 (10.42) | 9 (36.00) | 17 (18.48) | |
| Radiation therapy | 1.31 (0.52) | ||||
| Yes | 11(57.90) | 28 (59.57) | 18 (72.00) | 51 (62.60) | |
| No | 8 (42.10) | 19 (40.42) | 7 (28.00) | 34 (37.40) | |
| Chemotherapy | 3.39 (0.18) | ||||
| Yes | 12 (63.16) | 18 (38.30) | 11 (44.00) | 41 (45.05) | |
| No | 7 (36.84) | 29 (61.70) | 14 (56.00) | 50 (54.95) | |
| Surgery | 0.38 (0.83) | ||||
| Yes | 12 (63.16) | 27 (67.50) | 16 (64.00) | 55 (60.44) | |
| No | 7 (36.84) | 20 (32.50) | 9 (36.00) | 36 (39.56) | |
| Hormone therapy | 1.50 (0.47) | ||||
| Yes | 9 (47.37) | 24 (51.06) | 9 (36.00) | 42 (46.15) | |
| No | 10 (52.63) | 23 (48.94) | 16 (64.00) | 49 (53.85) | |
| Pain management | 4.31 (0.12) | ||||
| Yes | 8 (42.11) | 20 (45.45) | 16 (69.57) | 44 (51.16) | |
| No | 11 (57.89) | 24 (54.55) | 7 (30.43) | 42 (48.84) | |
| Symptom management | 2.92 (0.23) | ||||
| Yes | 15 (73.68) | 28 (66.67) | 12 (50.00) | 54 (63.53) | |
| No | 5 (26.32) | 114 (33.33) | 12 (50.00) | 31 (36.47) |
Note.
a
Cluster 1 = The cluster with high severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms
b
Cluster 2 = The cluster with moderate severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms
c
Cluster 3 = The cluster with low severity scores of total, psychological, physical, and psychosomatic symptoms
*
p < 0.05