Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample at baseline (N = 59)
Characteristics | Scale | All | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 59 | n = 16 | n = 43 | ||||
Socio-demographic variables | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p | |
Age | 44.2 (9.7) | 46.3 (7.7) | 43.5 (10.4) | 0.98 | 0.33 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p | ||
Working | 41 (69.5) | 12 (75.0) | 29 (67.4) | 0.31 | 0.58 | |
Education >12 years | 22 (37.3) | 5 (31.3) | 17 (39.5) | 0.34 | 0.56 | |
Paired relationship | 41 (69.5) | 14 (87.5) | 27 (62.8) | 3.36 | 0.07 | |
Personal variables | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p | |
Self-esteem (RSES-4, high scores = low self-esteem) | 4–16 | 9.3 (2.7) | 9.1 (2.5) | 9.4 (2.8) | −0.42 | 0.68 |
Self-efficacy (GSE, high scores = high self-efficacy) | 10–40 | 26.9 (6.2) | 26.6 (6.4) | 27.0 (6.2) | −0.23 | 0.82 |
Clinical variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p | |
Performed surgery | 31.3 (66.1) | 11 (68.8) | 44 (74.6) | 0.39a | 0.52 | |
Health-related quality of life (high scores = high quality) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p | |
Physical health | 0–100 | 32.8 (12.5) | 31.9 (11.7) | 33.2 (12.9) | −0.35 | 0.73 |
Mental health | 0–100 | 45.9 (11.5) | 46.2 (9.6) | 45.8 (12.2) | 0.12 | 0.91 |