TABLE 2.
Baseline Demographics and Clinical Characteristics by Group
| Variable | Intervention group (n = 118),n (%) | Control group (n = 119),n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 108 (90%) | 108 (90%) |
| Other | 10 (10%) | 11 (10%) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 86 (73%) | 88 (74%) |
| Male | 32 (27%) | 31 (26%) |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 2 (1.5%) | 8 (7%) |
| Married | 89 (76%) | 86 (73%) |
| Divorced/separated | 18 (15%) | 12 (10%) |
| Widowed | 9 (7.5%) | 12 (10%) |
| Income (US $) | ||
| 0–59,000 | 40 (46%) | 44 (47%) |
| 60,000+ | 47 (54%) | 51 (53%) |
| Stage of cancer | ||
| Early | 40 (33%) | 38 (32%) |
| Late | 78 (67%) | 81 (68%) |
| Site of cancer | ||
| Breast | 47 (39%) | 46 (38%) |
| Lung | 40 (35%) | 41 (35%) |
| Other | 31 (26%) | 32 (27%) |
| Mean (SD), min–max | Mean (SD), min–max | |
| Age (years) | 60.4 (9.7), 36–83 | 58.7 (11.1), 31–87 |
| CES-D | 12.1 (9.1), 0–38 | 13.5 (9.1), 0–44 |
| Chronic health conditions | 2.3 (1.6), 0–7 | 2 (1.7), 0–7 |
| Symptom limitations | 23.3 (21.9), 0–91 | 21 (17.6), 0–90 |
| Physical functioning | 65 (28.6), 0–100 | 63 (29.9), 0–100 |