Table 1.
General baseline characteristics of the participant’s
| Variables | Groups | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | |||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 49.0 ± 9.6 | 45.2 ± 12.6 | P = 0.378*** | |
| Frequency of chemotherapy(mean ± SD) | 6.3 ± 6.8 | 5.5 ± 4.6 | P = 0.871*** | |
|
Sex N (%) |
Male | 12(35.3) | 11(31.4) | P = 0.733* |
| Female | 22(67.7) | 22(68.6) | ||
|
Cancer type N (%) |
Gastrointestinal | 16(47.1) | 11(31.4) | P = 0.505** |
| Breast | 11(32.4) | 10(28.6) | ||
| Lung | 3(8.8) | 5(14.3) | ||
| Genital | 2(5.9) | 5(14.3) | ||
| Lymphatic | 0(0.0) | 2(5.7) | ||
| Bone | 2(5.9) | 2(5.7) | ||
|
Previous chemotherapy experience N (%) |
Yes | 31(91.2) | 34(97.1) | P = 0.298*** |
| No | 3(8.8) | 1(2.9) | ||
|
Experience laughing yoga N (%) |
Yes | 1(2.9) | 0(0.0) | P = 0.493**** |
| No | 33(97.1) | 35(100.0) | ||
* Chi-square test **Exact Chi-square test ***Mann-Whitney U test ***Fisher’s exact test