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Table 5 Correlation of QoL with number of surgeries, length of time since surgery, psychological distress and multiple aspects of GHQ-12

From: Psychosocial wellbeing of patients with breast cancer following surgical treatment in Northern Nigeria

Variables

r

p = value

Number of breast surgeries

-0.27

0.020

Length of time since surgery#

0.23

0.050

Distress (total GHQ-12 score)

-0.49

<0.001

Anxiety and depression*

-0.52

<0.001

Social Dysfunction*

-0.48

<0.001

Loss of confidence*

-0.56

<0.001

  1. p-value is significant at p <.05; r = Pearson correlation coefficient; *three domains
  2. from-factor analysis of GHQ-12; # tested with spearman correlation
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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