Comparison of distress in breast cancer survivors treated with different adjuvant endocrine therapies: a single-centre cross-sectional study

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Table 1. Association between the demographic/clinical characteristics of patients and Beck Anxiety and Depression scores.

		BAI		BDI
Characteristics	N (%)	Mean score ± SD	p-Value	Mean score ± SD	p-Value
Age (years)
18–40	26 (16.8)	18.5 ± 11.1	.050	17.6 ± 11.0	.123
41–50	66 (42.8)	13.9 ± 9.3		15.1 ± 9.5
>50	62 (40.2)	13.0 ± 9.7		13.6 ± 10.8
Menopausal status
Pre-menopausal	79 (51.3)	16.0 ± 10.0	.025	16.4 ± 10.2	.066
Peri-post-menopausal	75 (48.7)	12.5 ± 9.4		13.4 ± 10.2
Marital status
Married	121 (78.5)	14.6 ± 10.3	.448	15.3 ± 10.5	.436
Single, divorced, or widowed	33 (21.5)	13.1 ± 7.9		13.7 ± 9.9
Educational level
İlliterate	43 (27.9)	12.8 ± 8.6	.053	11.8 ± 9.3	.027
Primary school (1–12)	87 (56.5)	13.9 ± 9.2		15.4 ± 10.4
Secondary school and high school	24 (15.5)	18.6 ± 12.5		18.7 ± 9.0
Type of surgery
Radical surgery	146 (94)	14.6 ± 9.8	.09	14.9 ± 10.4	.109
BCS	8 (6)	17.7 ± 5.9		17.8 ± 9.4
Radiotherapy
Received	100 (64)	13.9 ± 9.8	.408	14.3 ± 10.1	.116
Not received	54 (36)	15.1 ± 9.7		16.1 ± 10.1
Stage
I	19(12.3)	16.5 ± 8.2	.313	18.3 ± 10.4	.215
II	93 (60.3)	14.02 ± 9.3		15.0 ± 9.0
III	42 (27.2)	14.3 ± 10.2		14.1 ± 9.1
Follow-up period
6 months to 2 years	48 (31.2)	15.1 ± 11.2	.726	13.4 ± 10.5	.259
2–5 years	63 (40.9)	13.6 ± 8.5		14.6 ± 10.0
>5 years	43 (27.9)	14.5 ± 9.9		14.0 ± 9.6
Endocrine therapy
Tamoxifen with LHRH	37 (24.0)	17.9 ± 10.3	.019	16.7 ± 10.3	.041
Tamoxifen	39 (25.3)	15.3 ± 11.0		17.5 ± 11.3
AIs	78 (50.6)	12.1 ± 8.3		12.8 ± 9.6

Note: BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.

Table 2. Multiple linear regression analyses (including FSS and age) for Beck Anxiety and Depression scores.

		Unstandardized coefficients
Dependent variables	Independent variables	B	Std. error	p-Value
BAI score	Constant	36.702	4.897	<.001
	FSS	−2.911	0.659	<.001
	Age	−0.205	0.077	.009
BDI score	Constant	36.168	5.257	<.001
	FSS	−2.917	0.708	<.001
	Age	−0.182	0.083	.030

Note: FSS: functional social support; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.