Table 2 Descriptive statistics at enrollment for active treatment breast cancer group and the breast cancer post-treatment (remission) comparison group. Item averages are presented for all questionnaire measures. There are no statistically significant differences between the two groups on any of these measures at p < 0.05 for independent samples Tukey t test

Zung Depression Scale

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Hope Quality of Life (QoL) Breast Cancer Scale (all items)

Hope QoL Physical Well-being

Hope QoL Psychological Well-being

Hope QoL Treatment Well-being

Hope QoL Fear and Anxiety Well-being

Hope QoL Treatment Well-being

Hope QoL Spiritual Well-being

Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Well-being

Holland Spiritual Beliefs Inventory (all items)

Fatigue Symptom Inventory

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Sleep Hygiene Likert Scale

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) – General (item average for all items)

FACT Physical Well-being Scale

FACT Social/Family Well-being Scale

FACT Emotional Well-being Scale

FACT Functionality Well-being Scale

FACT Social Concerns Well-being Scale

Bottomley Cancer Social Support (item average: all items)