Table 2 Quality of life, perceived social support, anxiety and depression among the study subjects (N = 221)
|  | Baseline mean (sd) | 6 months mean (sd) | 1 year mean (sd) | Baseline – 6 months p valuea | Baseline – 12 months p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QLQ-C30 | |||||
 Global health status/QoL | 69.83 (17.23) | 70.56 (16.61) | 72.48 (15.68) | 0.557 | 0.015 |
Functional scales | |||||
 Physical functioning | 91.58 (13.87) | 87.77 (15.02) | 72.48 (15.68) | 0.001 | 0.236 |
 Role functioning | 93.21 (14.18) | 90.11 (19.03) | 91.59 (15.65) | 0.066 | 0.280 |
 Emotional functioning | 78.17 (20.44) | 83.70 (21.53) | 86.89 (16.99) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
 Cognitive functioning | 89.44 (15.70) | 86.26 (18.47) | 89.44 (15.70) | 0.060 | 1.000 |
 Social functioning | 91.18 (18.64) | 92.49 (15.72) | 94.47 (12.98) | 0.448 | 0.029 |
QLQ-BR 23 | |||||
Functional scales | |||||
 Body image | 92.61 (16.27) | 91.39 (17.39) | 94.85 (13.21) | 0.575 | 0.151 |
Symptoms scales | |||||
 Breast symptoms | 10.06 (14.39) | 9.80 (14.53) | 9.09 (12.92) | 0.940 | 0.579 |
 Arms symptoms | 10.56 (18.30) | 11.48 (18.09) | 10.96 (16.70) | 0.396 | 0.593 |
HADS | |||||
 Anxiety subscale | 5.42 (3.68) | 4.45 (3.39) | 3.75 (3.11) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
 Depression subscale | 3.90 (3.44) | 3.91 (3.31) | 3.60 (3.07) | 0.932 | 0.428 |
 MSPSS | |||||
 Significant others | 24.53 (3.35) | 24.10 (4.19) | 23.95 (3.71) | 0.510 | 0.104 |
 Family | 24.90 (3.10) | 24.37 (3.93) | 24.14 (3.34) | 0.297 | 0.012 |
 Friends | 22.08 (5.37) | 22.23 (4.91) | 22.37 (4.76) | 0.965 | 0.797 |
Total | 71.50 (10.37) | 70.70 (11.49) | 70.46 (10.54) | 0.666 | 0.404 |