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Comparison of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Outcome Variables, and Other Measures Between Those Lost to Attrition and Those Who Completed the Study
| Lost to Attrition (n = 40) |
Completed Study (n = 84) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % | n | % |
| Gender (female)* | 17 | 43 | 55 | 66 |
| Ethnicity (Caucasian) | 36 | 90 | 81 | 96 |
| Cancer site (breast) | 9 | 23 | 33 | 39 |
| Characteristic | X̅ | SD | X̅ | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62.8 | 13.1 | 58.8 | 11.9 |
| Symptom severity* | 35.9 | 18.7 | 29.0 | 17.8 |
| Depressive symptoms | 15.4 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 7.6 |
N = 124
p ≤ 0.05
