Table 1.
Baseline Patient and Caregiver Characteristics (N = 37 Dyads)
| Yoga Group (N = 19 Dyads) |
Control Group (N = 18 Dyads) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Patient | Caregiver | Patient | Caregiver |
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| Male sex n (%) | 15 (79) | 2 (11) | 13 (72) | 5 (28) |
| Mean age, years ±SD, (range) | 57.97 ± 8.00 (43–69) | 54.47 ± 9.03 (37–75) | 61.66 ± 10.96 (41–89) | 58.94 ± 7.99 (40–72) |
| Non-Hispanic White, n (%) | 11 (58) | 12 (63) | 13 (72) | 11 (61) |
| Spousal caregiver, n (%) | 15 (79) | 17 (95) | ||
| Highest Level of Education, n (%) | ||||
| Some college or higher | 14 (74) | 15 (79) | 16 (89) | 15 (83) |
| Household Income, n (%) | ||||
| 50,000 or more | 18 (95) | 15 (79) | 16 (89) | 16 (89) |
| Employment Status, n (%) | ||||
| Retried | 4(21) | 5 (26) | 3(17) | 5 (28) |
| Full-time | 10 (53) | 7 (37) | 6 (33) | 4 (22) |
| Medical leave | 4(21) | 2(11) | 3 (17) | 2(11) |
| Part-time/Homemakers | 1 (5) | 5 (26) | 4 (23) | 5 (28) |
| Disease site, n (%) | ||||
| Oropharynx | 16 (84) | 15 (83) | ||
| Nasopharynx | 3 (16) | 1 (6) | ||
| Larynx | 2(11) | |||
| Stage at Diagnosisa, n (%) | ||||
| I | 3 (16) | 2(11) | ||
| II | 6 (32) | 9 (50) | ||
| III | 3 (16) | 2(18) | ||
| IV | 7 (37) | 5 (28) | ||
| Resection, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 9 (47) | 10 (56) | ||
| HPV Positive, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 14 (74) | 11 (61) | ||
| ECOG at recruitment, n (%) | ||||
| 0 | 15 (79) | 14 (78) | ||
| 1 | 3(16) | 3(17) | ||
| 2 | 1(5) | 1 (6) | ||
| Time since diagnoses, weeks ±SD, (range) | 9.11 ± 8.73 (3–39) | 6.84 ± 3.55 (3–14) | ||
Abbreviations: SD= Standard deviation; HPV = Human papillomavirus; ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
Note: Stage is based on the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer.