From: Quality of life of Bahraini women with breast cancer: a cross sectional study
 | Functional scales in BR 23b | Symptom scale in BR 23c | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Body Image | Sexual functioning | Sexual enjoyment | Future perspective | Systemic therapy side effect | Breast symptoms | Arm symptoms | Upset by hair loss |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤50 year | 72.53(31.24) | 29.25(29.88) | 48.91(34.02) | 55.55(39.69) | 20.07(18.66) | 16.35(19.75) | 39.09(31.74) | 51.41(43.47) |
>50 years | 79.88(27.45) | 21.38(29.16) | 47.86(28.40) | 68.97(37.78) | 18.19(16.52) | 10.06(14.87) | 33.22(31.64) | 39.02(41.43) |
P-value | 0.134 | 0.744 | 0.103 | 0.257 | 0.453 | 0.034 | 0.983 | 0.257 |
Time since diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Early diagnosed | 65.47(37.33) | 18.09(27.52) | 55.55(35.76) | 44.76(44.23) | 25.85(19.77) | 20.95(22.17) | 43.80(32.44) | 70.83(34.15) |
Transitional period | 75.67(30.32) | 23.65(27.71) | 44.44(27.89) | 63.22(39.06) | 17.83(17.28) | 11.11(14.45) | 32.18(29.57) | 41.49(42.23) |
Long term survivors | 80.33(23.83) | 33.33(32.76) | 52.27(36.22) | 65.77(35.92) | 18.59(17.10) | 14.55(20.50) | 40.59(34.19) | 41.90(44.53) |
P-value | 0.292 | 0.027 | 0.338 | 0.037 | 0.065 | 0.044 | 0.093 | 0.035 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 74.63(34.31) | 5.07(16.99) | 66.66(−) | 60.86(44.55) | 25.05(25.32) | 13.40(24.71) | 35.26(29.89) | 33.33(40.20) |
Married | 73.88(29.97) | 37.47(29.33) | 48.83(32.03) | 61.63(38.46) | 16.96(14.81) | 14.30(17.74) | 38.22(31.81) | 43.28(43.03) |
Divorced | 80.95(27.62) | 4.76(12.10) | 0.00(−) | 52.38(46.61) | 30.95(20.09) | 18.45(16.72) | 35.71(31.17) | 86.66(32.20) |
Widowed | 81.25(27.59) | 0.00 (0.00) | - | 63.33(38.34) | 20.95(20.51) | 9.58(15.04) | 31.11(33.30) | 43.33(38.65) |
P-value | 0.446 | 0.000 | 0.288 | 0.877 | 0.060 | 0.046 | 0.484 | 0.020 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 82.32(27.79) | 24.71(31.87) | 52.56(30.07) | 75.00(33.96) | 16.06(14.95) | 9.72(15.65) | 32.03(31.36) | 28.07(40.46) |
Primary | 78.88(25.49) | 11.11(22.46) | 33.33(30.86) | 57.77(40.05) | 21.11(17.58) | 13.61(20.81) | 43.70(34.39) | 71.42(40.49) |
Intermediate | 71.01(33.32) | 28.98(32.26) | 52.77(30.01) | 63.76(44.84) | 17.59(20.47) | 16.30(16.94) | 35.26(34.26) | 75.00(38.83) |
High school/diploma | 75.30(30.46) | 26.95(27.20) | 44.20(34.46) | 55.14(39.84) | 20.92(18.87) | 15.12(18.49) | 36.35(30.73) | 40.47(41.99) |
College | 67.26(31.20) | 34.52(31.96) | 55.55(30.56) | 54.76(38.83) | 20.18(17.90) | 15.07(18.88) | 39.15(31.44) | 55.07(42.17) |
P -value | 0.029 | 0.015 | 0.417 | 0.026 | 0.432 | 0.490 | 0.067 | 0.021 |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 76.19(28.31) | 29.25(30.90) | 53.33(34.69) | 50.66(38.82) | 20.47(19.76) | 16.66(20.68) | 38.00(30.12) | 51.38(40.50) |
No | 75.57(30.84) | 24.94(29.14) | 47.29(31.69) | 63.69(38.93) | 18.42(17.08) | 13.47(18.10) | 35.31(32.35) | 42.30(43.34) |
Retired | 75.20(28.77) | 25.41(31.12) | 47.05(31.31) | 65.83(40.28) | 20.83(17.80) | 10.62(13.73) | 39.44(32.11) | 50.72(45.91) |
P-value | 0.885 | 0.697 | 0.756 | 0.070 | 0.683 | 0.425 | 0.610 | 0.558 |
Monthly income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<500 | 75.38(30.40) | 17.30(25.95) | 42.85(30.42) | 60.60(40.52) | 21.51(17.70) | 13.63(18.34) | 35.35(30.44) | 47.27(42.88) |
500–999 | 75.00(29.37) | 35.38(31.82) | 50.00(35.30) | 61.40(40.72) | 17.62(20.91) | 14.91(17.23) | 37.42(33.89) | 43.05(43.38) |
>1000 | 78.62(27.97) | 78.62(30.19) | 55.95(30.16) | 63.76(35.01) | 15.21(12.32) | 10.86(16.18) | 37.68 (32.32) | 48.33(45.20) |
P-value | 0.780 | 0.000 | 0.231 | 0.965 | 0.035 | 0.354 | 0.901 | 0.906 |
Menopausal status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Premenopause | 71.43(31.97) | 30.00(29.93) | 48.48(34.68) | 56.36(39.29) | 19.56(17.73) | 17.27(20.05) | 40.30(31.92) | 48.97(43.08) |
Perimenopause | 77.31(28.28) | 26.85(29.08) | 49.01(26.66) | 56.48(41.26) | 20.50(20.22) | 15.74(19.08) | 34.87(32.00) | 54.76(46.42) |
Postmenopause | 80.20(27.22) | 20.45(29.33) | 48.48(30.15) | 69.25 (37.80) | 18.408(16.88) | 8.42(13.42) | 32.71(31.31) | 39.81(42.02) |
P-value | 0.091 | 0.049 | 0.985 | 0.047 | 0.876 | 0.001 | 0.169 | 0.473 |
Pathological staging | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stage 0 and I | 76.28(28.26) | 22.64(26.34) | 43.75(33.81) | 60.68(41.09) | 19.65(13.69) | 17.09(18.72) | 42.16(32.16) | 56.25(48.25) |
Stage II | 78.67(29.57) | 25.42(28.42) | 47.31(33.08) | 61.58(40.02) | 20.33(19.24) | 14.40(20.63) | 36.34(31.21) | 33.33(36.00) |
Stage III and IV | 61.51(36.17) | 20.09(25.87) | 48.88(27.79) | 52.94(45.03) | 24.36(21.51) | 15.93(19.82) | 36.92(34.46) | 50.00(40.82) |
P-value | 0.052 | 0.761 | 0.884 | 0.609 | 0.691 | 0.560 | 0.363 | 0.225 |
Metastases | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 71.56(35.36) | 14.70(24.21) | 33.33(36.51) | 47.05(39.19) | 36.13(29.26) | 28.43(25.52) | 54.24(35.54) | 43.33(44.58) |
No | 75.96(29.46) | 26.80(30.03) | 49.39(31.84) | 62.40(39.26) | 17.95(15.91) | 12.51(16.90) | 35.21(31.12) | 46.81(43.14) |
P-value | 0.585 | 0.117 | 0.299 | 0.131 | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.033 | 0.831 |
Mastectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 70.01(33.22) | 26.35(29.13) | 47.77(32.10) | 62.14(40.63) | 19.69(19.06) | 14.33(19.21) | 37.75(31.66) | 46.80(43.21) |
No | 81.26(24.97) | 25.49(30.52) | 49.40(32.40) | 60.45(38.22) | 18.84(16.41) | 12.99(16.89) | 35.40(31.95) | 46.15(43.36) |
P-value | 0.022 | 0.665 | 0.768 | 0.684 | 0.964 | 0.827 | 0.499 | 0.965 |
Lumpectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 80.76(24.91) | 24.58(30.47) | 48.80(33.61) | 60.60(38.49) | 18.80(16.26) | 13.42(17.98) | 35.44(31.76) | 45.28(43.40) |
No | 70.24(33.58) | 27.33(29.09) | 48.33(30.94) | 60.02(40.43) | 19.75(19.26) | 13.98(18.22) | 37.77(31.86) | 47.82(43.12) |
P-value | 0.059 | 0.322 | 0.933 | 0.736 | 0.931 | 0.846 | 0.529 | 0.788 |
Lymph node dissection | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 74.53(30.39) | 25.75(29.59) | 47.81(33.38) | 59.50(39.52) | 19.59(17.60) | 13.12(17.15) | 37.22(31.87) | 48.23(43.18) |
No | 81.42(26.66) | 25.71(30.87) | 52.08(24.24) | 70.47(37.72) | 17.50(19.07) | 15.71(22.11) | 32.06(31.28) | 38.46(42.70) |
P-value | 0.249 | 0.884 | 0.754 | 0.115 | 0.406 | 0.728 | 0.348 | 0.434 |
Chemotherapy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 73.89(30.73) | 27.03(29.70) | 48.14(33.40) | 60.17(39.97) | 20.10(18.26) | 14.29(18.49) | 37.95(31.22) | 46.89(42.58) |
No | 82.78(25.05) | 21.37(29.95) | 50.98(23.91) | 65.94(36.84) | 15.76(15.15) | 11.05(16.10) | 30.91(33.69) | 43.58(47.88) |
P-value | 0.071 | 0.161 | 0.781 | 0.387 | 0.144 | 0.213 | 0.097 | 0.806 |
Radiotherapy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 76.56(29.28) | 26.14(30.12) | 50.34(31.83) | 61.11(39.27) | 18.37(16.86) | 13.25(17.79) | 36.64(31.58) | 43.20(42.30) |
No | 70.72(32.78) | 24.77(28.22) | 38.88(32.83) | 62.28(40.39) | 24.06(21.58) | 15.78(19.54) | 36.25(33.15) | 61.11(44.64) |
P-value | 0.335 | 0.970 | 0.193 | 0.837 | 0.220 | 0.389 | 0.869 | 0.117 |