Table 2 Mean values for quality of life sub-scales by systemic adjuvant treatment.*
From: Quality of life of 5–10 year breast cancer survivors diagnosed between age 40 and 49
Chemotherapy + Hormonal Therapy N = 59 | Chemotherapy N = 59 | Hormonal Therapy N = 21 | No Systemic Adjuvant Therapy N = 76 | P-value† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SF-36 sub scales | |||||
Physical Functioning | 75.6 | 78.7 | 85.5 | 84.5 | .08 |
Role Function-Physical | 62.5 | 72.8 | 75.0 | 81.7 | .02 |
Bodily Pain | 67.7 | 69.6 | 72.6 | 75.4 | .10 |
General Health | 63.4 | 68.8 | 73.6 | 73.8 | .05 |
Vitality | 47.4 | 54.6 | 51.5 | 56.3 | .12 |
Social Functioning | 73.7 | 74.6 | 76.9 | 83.7 | .01 |
Role Function-Emotional | 69.1 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 76.8 | .07 |
Mental Health | 68.3 | 70.2 | 69.0 | 72.8 | .16 |
SF-36 PCS | 45.5 | 48.0 | 50.9 | 50.7 | .05 |
SF-36 MCS | 45.9 | 46.3 | 44.4 | 48.3 | .14 |
CESD | 13.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 10.8 | .33 |
CARES-SF sub scales | |||||
CARES Physical | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | <.01 |
CARES Medical | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .29 |
CARES Psychosocial | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .02 |
CARES Sexual | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | <.01 |
CARES Marital | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .01 |
CARES Global | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | <.01 |