Table 1 Demographics of women and men participants
Participant | Current age range (in years) | Education | Marital status | Parenting and number of children living at home | Partner interviewed separately | Date of diagnosis | Time since treatment completed | Treatment | Service type | Religious or cultural background |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 45–50 | University Degree | Married | Yes/2 | No | May 2011 | 3 years | Bilateral mastectomy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, preventative hysterectomy, Breast reconstruction | Private | Nil identified |
2 | 45–50 | University Degree | Married | Nil identified | ||||||
3 | 35–40 | Year 12 | Married | Yes/2 | No | October 2012 | 1 year | Bilateral mastectomy, chemotherapy radiotherapy, hormone therapy, breast reconstruction | Private | Nil identified |
4 | 30–35 | Year 12 | Married | 10 months | Nil identified | |||||
5 | 40–45 | University Degree | Married | No | Yes | April 2013 | 1 year 3 months | Unilateral lumpectomy, chemotherapy radiotherapy, hormone therapy | Private | Nil identified |
6 | 45–50 | University Degree | Married |  | Nil identified | |||||
7 | 45–50 | Year 10 | Married | Yes/1 | No | May 2009 | 5 years | Unilateral lumpectomy, chemotherapy radiotherapy, hormone therapy | Public | Nil identified |
8 | 45–50 | Not known | Married | |||||||
9 | 50–55 | Diploma | Married | Yes/2 | Yes | August 2013 | 1 year | Unilateral lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy | Mix | Nil identified |
10 | 50–55 | University Degree | Married | Nil identified | ||||||
11 | 50–55 | University Degree | Married | Yes/0 | No | October 2012 | 2 years | Unilateral lumpectomy, radiotherapy | Public | Jewish |
12 | 50–55 | Not known | Married | |||||||
13 | 45–50 | Year 12 | Married | Yes/1 | No | July 2012 | 2 years | Bilateral lumpectomy, chemotherapy, Mastectomy, hormone therapy | Private | Nil identified |
14 | 45–50 | Year 12 | Married | 2 months | ||||||
15 | 50–55 | University Degree | Married | Yes/2 | No | February 2013 | 1 year | Unilateral lumpectomy, Chemotherapy, Unilateral mastectomy, hormone therapy | Mix | Nil identified |
16 | 50–55 | University Degree | Married | 6 months |