Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the included participants at baseline.
| Characteristics | Blended (n=12) | Unguided (n=12) | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 51 (2.3) | 51 (4.4)a | |||
| Female sex, n (%) | 11 (92) | 10 (83) | |||
| Married or living as married, n (%) | 9 (82)a | 9 (90) | |||
| Dutch nationality, n (%) | 12 (100) | 12 (100) | |||
| Work per week (hours), mean (SD) | 21 (11)b | 13 (14)c | |||
| Education, n (%) | |||||
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Secondary | 6 (54)a | 4 (40)d | ||
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Tertiary | 5 (45)a | 6 (60)d | ||
| Anticancer treatment, n (%) | |||||
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Curative | 10 (90)a | 5 (56)d | ||
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Palliative | 1 (10)a | 4 (44)d | ||
| Duration since first cancer diagnosis (months), mean (SD) | 14 (14)a | 18 (24)b | |||
| Type of cancer, n (%) | |||||
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Breast | 3 (27)a | 6 (60)b | ||
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Ovarian | 5 (46)a | 0b | ||
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Colon | 1 (9)a | 2 (20)b | ||
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Acute myeloid leukemia | 0a | 2 (20)b | ||
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Lymphoma | 1 (9)a | 0b | ||
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Bowel | 1 (9)a | 0b | ||
| Previous experience with meditation (yes), n (%) | 6 (55)a | 4 (40)b | |||
an=11.
bn=10.
cn=8.
dn=9.