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Table 3 Partial correlation coefficients for questionnaire measures for active treatment patients

From: Preliminary study on the effects of treatment for breast cancer: immunological markers as they relate to quality of life and neuropsychological performance

 

Partial Correlation Coefficients – Controlling for Age & Education

Two Months into Treatment

After Treatment Completion

CD4

CD8

CD16

CD4

CD8

CD16

Hope Quality of Life (QoL) Breast Cancer Scale

 Total Quality of Life (all)

−.40

−.62*

−.33

−.56*

−.27

−.46

 Physical Well-being

−.16

−.70*

−.55

−.47

−.47

−.40

 Psychological Well -being

.28

.65*

.22

.12

−.10

−.21

 Treatment Well-being

−.43

−.44

−.46

−.24

.13

−.13

 Fear and Anxiety Well-being

−.35

−.74**

−.12

−.49

.03

−.21

 Social Concerns

−.38

−.74**

−.25

−.44

−.22

−.34

 Spiritual Well-being

.29

.52

.19

.13

−.22

−.01

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (FACT-G)

 Physical Well-being

−.40

−.65*

−.23

−.55

−.43

−.48

 Social/Family Well-being

.40

.20

.32

.18

−.22

.08

 Emotional Well-being

−.45

−.49

−.08

−.48

−.23

−.59*

 Functional Well-being

59*

.76**

.30

.55

.07

.32

 Social Concerns

.39

−.71**

−.39

−.61*

−.47

−.48

Emotional and Spiritual Wellbeing Measures

 Zung Depression Scale

−.55

−.54

−.37

−.48

−.03

−.28

 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

−.42

−.48

−.37

−.21

−.20

−.17

 Spiritual Well-being

.55

.39

.13

.11

−.23

−.07

 Spiritual Belief Inventory

.23

.25

−.01

.00

−.12

.00

 Bottomley Social Support

−.55

−.37

−.62*

.16

.07

−.14

Fatigue and Sleep Quality Measures

 Fatigue Symptom Inventory

−.39

−.83***

−.47

−.54

−.57**

−.50

 Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

−.40

−.30

−.38

−.72**

−.63**

−.70**

 Sleep Hygiene Likert Scale

.24

.79**

.27

.28

.73**

.60*

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001