Table 1.
Frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations for all sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological variables examined in our sample of women who underwent Prophylactic Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (PBSO; N = 59).
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Age: mean (SD) | 50.64(6.7) |
| Education: n (%) | |
| Middle Schools | 18(30.5) |
| High Schools | 32(54.2) |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 1(1.7) |
| Master’s Degree | 8(13.6) |
| Marital Status: n (%) | |
| Engaged | 2(3.4) |
| Married | 44(74.6) |
| Widow | 1(1.7) |
| Single | 7(11.9) |
| Separated | 3(5.1) |
| Divorced | 2(3.4) |
| Work status: n (%) | |
| Student | 1(1.7) |
| Employed full-time | 19(32.2) |
| Employed part-time | 19(32.2) |
| Self-employed | 5(8.5) |
| Unemployed | 11(18.6) |
| Retired | 4(6.8) |
| Having Children: n (%) | 48(81.4) |
| Clinical information | |
| Having a Chronic medical condition: n (%) | 5(8.5) |
| Having BRCA 1/2 genetic mutation: n (%) | 48(81.6) |
| History of breast cancer: n (%) | 40(67.8) |
| Previous mastectomy: n (%) | |
| Yes, for treating breast cancer | 33(66.1) |
| Yes, for preventing breast cancer | 3(5.1) |
| History of chemotherapy: n (%) | 29(49.2) |
| History of radiotherapy: n (%) | 28(47.5) |
| Age at surgery: mean (SD) | 48.8(6.8) |
| Menopause status before surgery: n (%) | 34(57.6) |
| Years since surgery: mean (SD) | 1.83(1.54) |
| Psychological variables: mean (SD) | |
| Physical QoL | 15.2(2.31) |
| Psychological QoL | 14.4(2.39) |
| Social QoL | 14.8(2.61) |
| Satisfaction with medical communication | 8.05(2.07) |
| Body image distress | 8.92(8.15) |
| Sexual functioning | 51.3(20.9) |
| Sexual distress | 11.2(10.7) |
| Cancer anxiety | 8.37(6.49) |