. 2021 Dec 23;30(4):3177–3186. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06763-z

Table 1.

Number and percentage of sociodemographic and treatment characteristics among participants (n = 481)

Characteristics	n (%)
Age (years)^a
Mean = 62.7, SD = 12.35, Min = 31, Max = 93
Civil status^a
Married/ Live together		321 (67.1)
Single/alone		157 (32.9)
Education level^a
Secondary school/unidentified	226 (47.4)
High school or university	251 (52.6)
Religion^a
Christian	422 (90.4)
Non-Christian	45 (9.6)
Cultural/Ethnic minority^a
No	455 (96.8)
Yes	15 (3.2)
Having an underlying disease^a
No		277 (59.3)
Yes		190 (40.7)
Duration from diagnosis (year)^a
Mean = 2.92, SD = 3.97, Min = 1, Max = 44
Chemotherapy treatment^a
Yes		234 (49.6)
No		238 (50.4)
Radiation therapy treatment^a
Yes		227 (52.6)
No		252 (47.4)
Hormone therapy treatment^a
Yes		293 (62.7)
No		174 (37.3)
Herceptin treatment^a
Yes		82 (18.7)
No		357 (81.3)
Breast reconstruction^a
Yes		93 (19.7)
No		380 (80.3)
Total score of support from physicians^a
Mean = 6.36, SD = 2.78, Min = 0, Max = 9
Total score of support from nurses^a
Mean = 4.60, SD = 3.22, Min = 0, Max = 9
Total score of support from internet^a
Mean = 0.75, SD = 1.71, Min = 0, Max = 9
Total score of support from husband/partner^a
Mean = 0.79, SD = 1.65, Min = 0, Max = 9
Total score of support from family and friends^a
Mean = 0.77, SD = 1.56, Min = 0, Max = 9
Total score of support from patient institution^a
Mean = 0.79, SD = 1.65, Min = 0, Max = 9
HADS-A^a
Mean = 7.07, SD = 3.38, Min = 2, Max = 19
HADS-D^a
Mean = 14.10, SD = 2.14, Min = 7, Max = 19

^aObtained number < 481; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety sub-scale (HADS-A); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression sub-scale (HADS-D)