The Internal Coherence of Breast Cancer Patients Is Associated with the Decision-Making for Chemotherapy and Viscum album L. Treatment
Table 3
Association factors for ICS and subscores.
n = 64
Total ICS
Inner resilience coherence
Thermo coherence
estimate
SE
p-value
estimate
SE
p-value
estimate
SE
p-value
demographic variables
Age
-0.135
0.092
0.147
-0.099
0.081
0.226
-0.053
0.027
0.055
BMI
-0.384
0.159
0.019
-0.362
0.142
0.014
-0.035
0.047
0.458
Hormonal status
Pre-menopausal
reference
reference
reference
Peri-menopausal
-7.638
3.037
0.015
-6.930
2.716
0.013
-0.357
0.903
0.694
Post-menopausal
4.705
2.536
0.069
3.604
2.237
0.112
1.507
0.707
0.037
Group
Decision
Decision
Reference
CTX
no VA-
no CTX-
CTX+VA
-2.691
1.852
0.152
-3.076
1.580
0.056
2.000
0.697
0.006
VA
-7.521
2.574
0.005
VA-therapy
CTX
Multivariable linear regression analyses using R-statistics were performed for decision making and the total-ICS, the inner resilience coherence, and thermo coherence at T0. CTX group: patients treated only with guideline-oriented CTX; CTX+VA group: patients treated with a combination CTX and add-on VA-extracts; VA-group: patients rejecting CTX but receiving add-on VA-extracts.
