Table 1 Sociodemographic variables of the study patients.

From: Electric hand warmer versus observation to avoid discomfort during scalp cooling for chemotherapy-induced alopecia prevention: a randomized study

Sociodemographic variables

Control group % (N = 20)

Intervention group % (N = 20)

Age at diagnosis

53.75* (SD 11.92)

53.15* (SD 13.35)

Escolarity (completed college/university)

75 (n = 15)

60 (n = 12)

Comorbidities (yes)

40 (n = 8)

60 (n = 12)

Scalp cooling discontinuation rate#

25 (n = 5)

20 (n = 4)

Chemotherapy

 Neoadjuvant

55 (n = 11)

55 (n = 11)

 Adjuvant

45(n = 9)

45 (n = 9)

Chemotherapy protocol

 ACDD-TDD

60 (n = 12)

50 (n = 10)

 TC

15 (n = 3)

25 (n = 5)

 AC Every 3 weeks → weekly TAXOL

15 (n = 3)

15 (n = 3)

 TCHP

5 (n = 1)

5 (n = 1)

 TH

5 (n = 1)

5 (n = 1)

 Anti-HER2 Therapy (NO)

50 (n = 10)

90 (n = 18)

  1. *Mean (SD 12.82).
  2. #All patients who discontinued the EWH did so because they had alopecia grade 2, and decided not to use scalp cooling any longer.