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. 2022 Mar 18;8(1):e31118. doi: 10.2196/31118

Table 2.

Mann-Whitney U test results regarding concerns about treatment-related issues (N=143).

From the following list of treatment-related issues, please rate each of the following concerns (0=Does/did not at all concern you; 100=Extreme concern) Total ≤45 years old ≥46 years old Group test P valuea

n Mean (SD) Median n Mean (SD) Median n Mean (SD) Median N/A
Need for genetic counseling 104 65.40 (32.47) 71.00 40 73.60 (30.43) 82.50 64 60.28 (32.88) 59.50 .04
Access to fertility preservation 45 25.60 (37.76) 3.00 23 45.70 (43.75) 30.00 22 4.59 (8.77) 1.00 .002
Chemotherapy side effects 99 76.32 (29.61) 90.00 39 77.54 (27.69) 82.00 60 75.53 (30.99) 90.00 .77
Mastectomy 109 71.94 (31.78) 80.00 43 77.65 (28.47) 98.00 66 68.23 (33.45) 76.50 .09
Managing all my prescribed medications and treatments 98 64.70 (30.20) 68.00 40 65.05 (24.76) 64.50 58 64.47 (33.66) 72.50 .73
Hair Loss 90 67.08 (32.03) 74.00 37 67.97 (31.68) 75.00 53 66.45 (32.56) 73.00 83
Managing pain and discomfort 104 72.08 (25.05) 76.00 39 75.49 (22.20) 80.00 65 70.03 (26.57) 74.50 .33
Reconstructive surgery 97 74.43 (29.55) 76.00 40 82.23 (21.23) 90.00 57 68.96 (33.30) 78.00 .07
Using medications to manage long-term side effects 97 71.14 (29.06) 85.00 35 69.60 (28.43) 76.00 62 72.02 (29.61) 80.00 .56
Managing ongoing side effects of treatment 107 76.67 (24.97) 84.00 41 76.54 (21.21) 80.00 66 76.76 (27.20) 85.00 .58
Finding undergarments/clothes/wigs to wear after surgery/treatment 93 57.67 (31.71) 60.00 35 57.03 (32.35) 65.00 58 58.05 (31.60) 59.50 .87
Average N/Ab 65.73 69.73 N/A 69.85 74.82 N/A 62.31 68.14 N/A
Rollup N/A 67.99 75.00 N/A 71.06 79.00 N/A 65.98 75.00 N/A

aItalicized P values are statistically significant.

bN/A: not applicable.