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Table 4 Functioning Scores mean of life quality in groups before and after the intervention (as measuredby the EORTC -BR23)

From: The effect of peer-led education on the life quality of mastectomy patients referred to breast cancer-clinics in Shiraz, Iran 2009

Functioning Scores

Time

Before intervention

After intervention

2 months after intervention

Time

Group

Time/group

 

Groups

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

  

P

Body image

Case

68.19 ± 25.21

82.14 ± 14.29

93.87 ± 6.31

*

*

*

 

Control

73.33 ± 24.51

72.33 ± 23.35

71.00 ± 23.21

.001

.022

.001

Sexual function

Case

27.13 ± 16.27

43.02 ± 15.09

64.34 ± 13.88

*

*

*

 

Control

24.63 ± 19.48

23.91 ± 18.80

19.35 ± 22.82

.001

.001

.001

Sexual enjoyment

Case

26.82 ± 18.58

46.34 ± 19.54

76.42 ± 18.62

*

*

*

 

Control

22.48 ± 22.67

21.70 ± 22.86

20.15 ± 23.16

.001

.001

.001

Future perspective

Case

47.61 ± 32.6

62.58 ± 25.12

88.43 ± 17.41

*

*

*

 

Control

57.14 ± 35.35

54.42 ± 33.81

51.02 ± 32.70

.001

.040

.001