Sample
psychiatric, SD, cognitive impairment, breast cancer
DISEASE, BREAST CANCER
Women who had been diagnosed with operable breast cancer were included in the study (ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C50.919) [110]. The exclusion criteria for the study were (a) cognitive impairment and/or psychiatric comorbidity and/or a physical condition related to the disease that, in the opinion of the treating physicians or the administrator, could lead to invalid data when completing the questionnaires; (b) poor knowledge of the Italian language; and (c) an assumed life expectancy of less than 6 months at the time of initial diagnosis.A total of 270 women were recruited for this study, of whom 182 gave informed consent to participate and provided data 3 times (participation rate 60%): 103 belong to the FRIPOS group and 79 to the control group (TAU). The mean age of the sample is 57.88 years (SD = 11.55) and ranges from 25 to 87 years. Table Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants