Characteristics | Â | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (years, mean ± SD) |  | 52.6 ± 9.5 |
Race | Chinese | 40 (78.4) |
Malay | 4 (7.8) | |
Indian | 6 (11.8) | |
Other | 1 (2.0) | |
Marital status | Single | 8 (15.7) |
Married | 40 (78.4) | |
Divorced | 3 (5.9) | |
Education level | None | 1 (2.0) |
Primary school | 6 (11.8) | |
Secondary school | 22 (43.1) | |
Pre-university | 7 (13.7) | |
Graduate/postgraduate | 15 (29.4) | |
Occupation | Currently working | 36 (70.6) |
Currently not working | 13 (25.4) | |
Retired | 1 (2.0) | |
Long-term medical leave | 1 (2.0) | |
Cancer diagnosis | Stage I | 7 (13.7) |
Stage II | 32 (62.8) | |
Stage III | 12 (23.5) | |
ECOG Performance status | 0 | 51 (100.0) |
Menopausal status | Pre-menopausal | 20 (39.2) |
Post-menopausal | 31 (60.8) | |
Chemotherapy regimen | Anthracycline-based | 29 (56.9) |
Taxane-based | 22 (43.1) | |
Behavioral symptoms, median (IQR) | ||
 Baseline fatigue (BFI total score, out of 10) | 0.7 (0.1,1.8) | |
 Baseline anxiety (BAI total score, out of 63) | 0.0 (0.0,0.0) | |
 Baseline depression (BDI total score, out of 63) | 3.0 (1.0,8.0) |