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Fear of cancer recurrence and quality of life in early breast cancer survivors: association with clinical and sociodemographic characteristics

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PROMIS scale scores for physical health.
VariableCathegoryNMedian (ICR)P value
Time since diagnosis0.714
≤ 2 years5637.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Between 2 and 5 years12837.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
More than 5 years11737.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Age0.019
< 50 years5237.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
50 to 65 years11537.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
> 65 years13450.8 (29.6 to 50.8)
Educational level< 0.001
Incomplete elementary/secondary education11650.8 (37.4 to 54.1)
High school graduate15537.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
College/University3037.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Stage0.905
I/II24237.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
III5937.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Breast surgery0.468
Segmental mastectomy19737.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Total mastectomy10437.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Axillary surgery0.999
Sentinel lymph node biopsy14237.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Axillary lymph node dissection15937.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Chemotherapy0.324
No12937.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Yes17237.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Radiation therapy0.880
No4439.8 (29.6 to 50.8)
Yes25737.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Hormone therapy0.924
Time since diagnosisNo2537.4 (29.6 to 50.8)
Yes27637.4 (29.6 to 50.8)

PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Information System. RIC, interquartile range.

Notes: Scores based on the characteristics of the 301 patients.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.