Table 2.

Correlation between the scores of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety sub-scale (HADS-A) and Depression sub-scale (HADS-D) and all dimensions of the Breast Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

Variables	BRBI	BRSEF	BRSEE	BRFU	BRST	BRBS	BRAS	BRHL
HADS-A	0.490*	0.067	0.130	0.619*	0.428*	0.330*	0.276*	0.171*
HADS-D	0.325*	0.159*	0.280*	0.316*	0.269*	0.256*	0.177*	0.104*

^*Correlations were significant at 0.05 level

Body image (BRBI); sexual functioning (BRSEF); sexual enjoyment (BRSEE); future perspective (BRFU); systemic therapy side effects (BRST); breast symptoms (BRBS); arm symptoms (BRAS); and upset by hair loss (BRHL)