Table 3 Factors associated with changes in supportive care needs over time

Time

-6.91

 < 0.001

-12.80

 < 0.001

-13.20

 < 0.001

Personality between

4.22

0.014

2.80

0.192

3.61

0.10

Personality within

3.59

0.001

4.16

0.002

4.37

0.005

Age

-0.72

 < 0.001

-0.80

 < 0.001

-0.82

 < 0.001

Educational status(College or university)

Reference

Primary school

-15.41

 < 0.001

-16.47

 < 0.001

-16.43

 < 0.001

Middle school

-6.90

0.016

-7.17

0.025

-6.88

0.047

High school

-4.32

0.130

-4.94

0.114

-5.14

0.129

Pathological stage (III)

Reference

I

-0.05

0.025

-2.13

0.304

-3.31

0.142

II

-1.77

0.313

-4.48

0.025

-5.19

0.018

Type of surgery (Modified radical mastectomy)

Reference

Type of surgery (Breast conserving therapy)

1.42

0.332

0.02

0.992

-0.33

0.853

Comorbidities (> 1)

reference

Comorbidities (None)

-5.70

0.004

-4.93

0.023

-5.22

0.028

Comorbidities (1)

-4.32

0.010

-3.31

0.044

-3.393

0.042

Adjuvant therapy (Surgery only)

reference

Adjuvant therapy (Surgery + Chemotherapy)

6.12

0.001

10.46

 < 0.001

11.09

 < 0.001

Adjuvant therapy (Surgery + others)

5.28

0.008

9.23

 < 0.001

9.32

 < 0.001

Number of symptoms

0.04

0.876

0.01

0.993

Severity of symptoms

0.03

0.594

0.04

0.043

Degree of disruption to life

0.20

0.006

0.18

0.017

Social support

0.13

0.400

Akaike information criterion (AIC)

3849.644

2830.972

2819.751