TABLE 1.

Sample characteristics (N = 221).

Patient’s age, mean (SD)		47.14 (9.13)
Social participation frequency, mean (SD)		0.90 (1.44)
	n	%
Patient’s education
≥diploma	42	19.0
<diploma	179	81.0
Spouse’s education
≥diploma	39	21.3
<diploma	144	78.7
Employment status
Unemployed	184	83.3
Employed	37	16.7
Insurance status
Yes	201	91.0
No	20	9.0
Housemate
Living with the spouse	166	75.1
Living with other than the spouse	55	24.9
Hospitalization
No	121	54.8
Yes	100	45.2
Patient’s history of major psychological problem
No	168	76.0
Yes	53	24.0
History of mastectomy surgery
No surgery	67	30.3
Partial mastectomy	78	35.3
Total mastectomy	76	34.4
Chemotherapy
Finished	75	33.9
Ongoing	61	27.6
None	85	38.5
History of radiotherapy
Yes	88	39.8
No	133	60.2
Time since diagnosis (weeks), mean (SD)	18.31 (15.05)

Missing data for spouse’s education.

SD, standard deviation.