Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 79).
| N (%) | PTGI * Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p Value | ||
| Residency | 0.860 | ||
| Rural | 21 (26.3%) | 54.5 (24.7) | |
| Urban | 58 (72.5%) | 53.6 (19.3) | |
| Socioeconomic level | 0.745 | ||
| Low | 11 (13.8%) | 58.2 (21.4) | |
| Medium | 66 (82.5%) | 53.0 (21.0) | |
| High | 2 (2.5%) | 56.0 (1.4) | |
| Educational level | 0.377 | ||
| Primary | 56 (70.2%) | 50.1 (22.0) | |
| Secondary | 20 (25.0%) | 58.5 (16.4) | |
| University | 3 (3.8%) | 57.3 (4.5) | |
| Occupation | 0.242 | ||
| Unemployed | 57 (71.3%) | 51.0 (20.2) | |
| Worker | 7 (8.8%) | 65.1 (20.4) | |
| Employee | 9 (11.3%) | 58.4 (21.7) | |
| Retired | 6 (7.5%) | 60.5 (21.9) | |
| Marital status | 0.603 | ||
| Single | 12 (15.0%) | 55.0 (24.0) | |
| Married | 59 (73.8%) | 54.7 (20.8) | |
| Divorced | 4 (5.0%) | 40.2 (11.4) | |
| Widow | 4 (5.0%) | 51.7 (16.4) | |
| Living arrangement | 0.688 | ||
| Alone | 3 (3.8%) | 57.3 (15.5) | |
| With spouse | 54 (67.5%) | 54.9 (20.6) | |
| With parents | 22 (27.5%) | 50.6 (21.9) | |
| Stressful life events during the last 12 months | 0.413 | ||
| No | 60 (75.0%) | 54.9 (21.3) | |
| Yes | 19 (23.8%) | 50.4 (19.0) | |
| Personal somatic history (other than cancer) | 0.283 | ||
| No | 42 (52.6%) | 56.3 (19.9) | |
| Yes | 37 (46.3%) | 51.2 (21.8) | |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Stage of cancer | 0.377 | ||
| 0 | 6 (7.5%) | 42.2 (12.0) | |
| I | 9 (11.3%) | 54.7 (20.5) | |
| II | 45 (56.3%) | 56.5 (20.6) | |
| III | 19 (23.8%) | 50.7 (22.7) | |
| Tumor size | 0.831 | ||
| ≤20 mm | 26 (32.5%) | 52.7 (17.7) | |
| >20 mm and ≤50 mm | 44 (55.0%) | 55.0 (23.0) | |
| >50 mm | 9 (11.3%) | 51.1 (18.0) | |
| Chemotherapy | 0.093 | ||
| No | 11 (13.9%) | 44.1 (19.2) | |
| Yes | 68 (86.1%) | 55.4 (20.6) | |
| Radiotherapy | 0.141 | ||
| No | 5 (6.3%) | 40.6 (18.4) | |
| Yes | 74 (93.7%) | 54.7 (20.7) | |
| Hormone therapy | 0.879 | ||
| No | 11 (13.9%) | 54.7 (21.7) | |
| Yes | 68 (86.1%) | 53.7 (20.7) | |
| Nature of the surgery | 0.729 | ||
| Conservative | 18 (22.5%) | 55.3 (23.0) | |
| Radical mastectomy | 61 (76.3%) | 53.4 (20.2) | |
| Cancer recurrence | 0.583 | ||
| No | 76 (95.0%) | 54.1 (21.0) | |
| Yes | 3 (3.8%) | 47.3 (10.8) | |
| Pain | 0.482 | ||
| Nonexistent | 65 (81.3%) | 52.6 (20.6) | |
| Mild to moderate | 13 (16.3%) | 58.9 (21.5) | |
| Severe | 1 (1.3%) | 68.0) | |
| Fatigue | 0.033 | ||
| Nonexistent | 50 (62.5%) | 50.1 (20.8) | |
| Mild to moderate | 29 (36.3%) | 60.3 (19.2) | |
| Severe | - | - | |
| Cognitive complaints | 0.452 | ||
| Nonexistent | 66 (82.5%) | 52.6 (21.3) | |
| Mild to moderate | 12 (15.0%) | 59.3 (17.4) | |
| Severe | 1 (1.3%) | (69.0) | |
* SD: standard deviation; PTGI: Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory.