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. 2023 Jun 19;57(10):888–898. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaad032

Table 2.

Estimated effects of mindfulness and worry on average post-injection fatigue, focus problems, and memory problems

Outcome Injection type Change for +1 SD increase in mindfulness (95% CI) p-value Change for +1 SD increase in PSWQ (95% CI) p-value
Fatigue Placebo −0.46 (−0.69, −0.22) .0001 0.20 (−0.05, 0.44) .12
Vaccine −0.25 (−0.48, −0.01) .04 0.16 (−0.08, 0.39) .19
Averaged −0.35 (−0.54, −0.16) .0004 0.18 (-0.03, 0.38) .09
Focus Placebo −0.26 (−0.46, −0.07) .008 0.32 (0.10, 0.54) .004
Vaccine −0.43 (−0.67, −0.19) .0004 0.43 (0.18, 0.68) .0008
Averaged −0.35 (−0.54, −0.16) .0003 0.37 (0.17, 0.58) .0004
Memory Placebo −0.14 (−0.35, 0.07) .19 0.22 (0.04, 0.40) .02
Vaccine −0.36 (−0.58, −0.14) .001 0.39 (0.17, 0.62) .0006
Averaged −0.25 (−0.44, −0.06) .01 0.31 (0.13, 0.49) .0009

Models adjusted for: age, cancer treatment, hormone treatment, obesity, depression, physical fitness, visit order, cancer stage, time since cancer treatment, and presence of comorbidities.