Table 1.
Demographic variables of the intervention and control groups.
| Variable | Group |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 34) | Control (n = 35) | ||
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 49.0 ± 9.6 | 45.2 ± 12.6 | 0.378 |
| Frequency of chemotherapy (mean ± SD) | 6.3 ± 6.8 | 5.5 ± 4.6 | 0.871 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 12 (35.3) | 11 (31.4) | 0.733 |
| Female | 22 (64.7) | 24 (68.6) | |
| Income, n (%) | |||
| Less than enough | 22 (64.7) | 21 (60.0) | 0.598 |
| Eenough | 9 (26.5) | 13 (37.1) | |
| More than enough | 2 (5.9) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Tumor, n (%) | |||
| Gastrointestinal | 16 (47.1) | 11 (31.4) | 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) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Single | 2 (5.9) | 4 (11.4) | 0.673 |
| Married | 31 (91.2) | 31 (88.6) | |
| Other | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Previous chemotherapy experience, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 31 (91.2) | 34 (97.1) | 0.298 |
| No | 3 (8.8) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Experience laughing yoga, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.493 |
| No | 33 (97.1) | 35 (100.0) | |
| Family history of cancer, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 14 (41.2) | 7 (20.0) | 0.056 |
| No | 20 (58.8) | 28 (80.0) | |
Frequency of chemotherapy: Number of previous chemotherapy sessions; Previous chemotherapy experience: historical treatment of chemotherapy.