Table 2 Sociodemographic and psychosocial parameters of Test Group and Observational Group at t0
|  | Test Group Total* n = 63 (36%) | Observational Group n = 112 (64%) | Statistical results | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (M, SD, range) | 57.68 (±12.03), 29–82 | 63.08 (±11.4), 37–84 | U = 2604.50, z = −2.872 | .004** a |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | .056b |
 male | 42 (66.7%) | 58 (51.8%) |  |  |
 female | 21 (33.3%) | 54 (48.2%) |  |  |
Graduation | Â | Â | Â | .196b |
 Intermediate school or less (< 12 years) | 40 (63.5%) | 82 (73.2%) |  |  |
 High School or higher | 22 (34.9%) | 29 (25.9%) |  |  |
 No information | 1 (1.6%) | 1 (0.9%) |  |  |
Treatment |  |  | χ2 = 34.666 | <.001**d |
 Enucleation | 23 (36.51%) | 8 (7.14%) |  |  |
 Brachytherapy | 25 (39.68%) | 90 (80.36%) |  |  |
 Endoresection with adjuvant brachytherapy | 7 (11.11%) | 3 (2.68%) |  |  |
 Proton therapy | 6 (9.52%) | 7 (6.25%) |  |  |
 Other | 2 (3.17%) | 4 (3.57%) |  |  |
Resilience | 70.08 (±11.16) | 70.21 (±11.72) |  | .735a |
Social Support | 4.36 (±0.76) | 4.51 (±0.54) |  | .499a |
Fear of progression Total | 2.34 (±0.72) | 2.13 (±0.65) |  | .057a |
 Affective reactions | 2.65 (±0.79) | 2.57 (±0.73) |  | .601c |
 Partnership/Family | 2.18 (±0.72) | 2.02 (±0.66) |  | .134a |
 Occupation | 2.23 (±1.18) | 1.77 (±1.02) | U = 2738.0, z = −2.510 | .012**a |
 Loss of autonomy | 2.30 (±0.79) | 2.17 (±0.85) |  | .202a |
 Coping with anxiety | 3.46 (±0.55) | 3.63 (±0.55) |  | .058c |
General Distress | 6.15 (±2.53) | 5.40 (±2.44) | U = 2874.0, z = −2.047 | .041**a |
Depression | 5.10 (±3.76) | 4.90 (±4.30) |  | .498a |
Anxiety | 7.62 (±4.15) | 7.21 (±3.87) |  | .519c |
Health-related quality of life | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Quality of life: Physical | 49.93 (±7.74) | 48.22 (±9.65) |  | .463a |
 Quality of life: Mental | 45.74 (±10.22) | 44.57 (±11.82) |  | .682a |
Perceived Risk | 5.02 (±2.34) | 4.06 (±2.31) | t(173) = 2.627 | .009**c |