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Table 5 Mean scores of the Arabic version of FACTB + 4 for participants with BCRL and breast cancer without lymphedema

From: Psychometric performance of the Arabic versions of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast plus Arm morbidity (FACT-B + 4) in patients with breast cancer related lymphedema: cross-sectional study

Subscales

Mean (SD)

MD (95%CI)

P values

BCRL (n = 34)

BC without lymphedema (n = 34)

PWB (7; 0–28)

19.70 ± 6.68

19.91 ± 5.75

− .20 (− 3.22 to 2.810

0.89*

SWB (7; 0–28)

23.25 ± 5.38

26.25 ± 2.84ǂǂ

− .20 (− 3.22 to 2.81)

0.006

EWB (6; 0–24)

21.05 ± 2.90

21.91 ± 2.86*

.14 (− 1.25 to 1.55)

0.83*

FWB (7; 0–28)

23.38 ± 3.75

23.94 ± 3.69*

− .55 (− 2.26 to 1.15)

0.51*

BC 10 (10; 0–40)

24.35 ± 6.61

29.44 ± 5.16ǂǂ

− 5.08 (− 7.96 to − 2.20)

0.001

ARM (5; 0–20)

10.85 ± 5.39

17.35 ± 4.01ǂǂ

− 6.88 (− 9.2 to − 4.54)

0.001

FACT-B TOI (24; 0–96)

67.44 ± 13.23

73.29 ± 10.58ǂ

− 5.85 (− 11.65 to .05)

0.04

FACT-G (27; 0–108)

87.40 ± 14.17

91.01 ± 9.41*

− 3.60 (− 9.43 to 2.21)

0.22*

FACT-B (37; 0–148)

111.75 ± 19.09

120.45 ± 12.55ǂ

− 8.69 (− 16.52 to − .87)

0.03ǂ

FACT-B + 4 (41; 0–164)

122.23 ± 23.02

137.80 ± 13.83ǂǂ

− 15.57 (− 24.77 to − 6.38)

0.001

  1. PWB physical well-being, SWB social/family well-being, EEWB emotional well-being, FWB functional well-being, FACT-B TOI = (PWB + FWB + BCS), FACT-B + 4 = PWB + SWB + EWB + FWB + BCS + ARM, FACT-B + 4 Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast plus Arm morbidity
  2. *Non-significant P values (P > 0.05) for Mann–Whitney U test
  3. ǂSignificant P values (P < 0.05) for Mann–Whitney U test
  4. ǂ ǂSignificant P values (P < 0.01) for Mann–Whitney U test