Intervention | Control | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | |
Background characteristics | |||
Mean age (SD) | 52.6 (9.4) | 53.7 (8.1) | 53.2 (8.8) |
Marital status | |||
Married/de facto relationship | 133 (77.3) | 133 (76.4) | 266 (76.9) |
Separated or divorced | 16 (9.3) | 23 (13.2) | 39 (11.3) |
Widowed | 3 (1.7) | 6 (3.4) | 9 (2.6) |
Single | 20 (11.6) | 12 (6.9) | 32 (9.2) |
Country of birth | |||
Australia | 121 (69.9) | 121 (69.5) | 242 (69.7) |
Elsewhere | 52 (30.1) | 53 (30.5) | 105 (30.3) |
Highest educational attainment | |||
Year 10 or less (junior school) | 13 (7.6) | 18 (10.3) | 31 (9.0) |
Year 11 or 12 (senior school) | 17 (9.9) | 20 (11.5) | 37 (10.7) |
Technical certificate/diploma | 42 (24.4) | 37 (21.3) | 79 (22.8) |
University degree/postgraduate | 100 (58.1) | 99 (56.9) | 199 (57.5) |
Employment status | |||
Employed (full-time) | 75 (47.2) | 79 (48.5) | 154 (47.8) |
Employed (part-time) | 62 (39.0) | 61 (37.4) | 123 (38.2) |
Retired | 17 (10.7) | 16 (9.8) | 33 (10.2) |
Other | 5 (3.1) | 7 (3.3) | 12 (3.7) |
Gross household income | |||
Less than $20,000 AUD | 3 (1.8) | 3 (1.7) | 6 (1.7) |
$20,000—$80,000 AUD | 52 (30.4) | 48 (27.6) | 100 (29.0) |
Above $80,000 AUD | 109 (63.7) | 114 (65.5) | 223 (64.6) |
Don’t Know | 7 (4.1) | 9 (5.2) | 16 (4.6) |
Cancer experience | |||
Cancer type | |||
Breast | 136 (95.1) | 130 (94.2) | 266 (94.7) |
Gynaecology | 2 (1.4) | 6 (4.3) | 8 (2.8) |
Blood | 5 (3.5) | 2 (1.4) | 7 (2.5) |
Mean months since diagnosis (SD) | 19.3 (14.7) | 18.8 (11.9) | 19.1 (13.4) |