Table 1.
Demographic and medical characteristics for all participants and by group assignment
| Attention control group (HE) (n = 106) | Intervention group (PACT) (n = 108) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age, years | |||
| Mean (SD) | 46.2 (11.6) | 48.2 (10.1) | 0.18 |
| Range | 25–74 | 25–71 | |
| Married, cohabiting, or in a relationship | 60.2 | 74.1 | 0.05 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 18 (17.0) | 18 (16.7) | 0.95 |
| Female | 88 (83.0) | 90 (83.3) | |
| Sick leave (part time or full time) | 69 (66.3) | 75 (72.1) | 0.53 |
| Completed secondary school or higher | 76 (71.7) | 76 (71.7) | 1.00 |
| Health and medical characteristics | |||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 25.1 (3.8) | 24.6 (3.8) | 0.32 |
| Range | 18–36 | 17–37 | |
| <18.5 (underweight) | 4 | 8 | |
| 18.5–25 (healthy weight) | 59 | 58 | |
| 25–30 (overweight) | 28 | 30 | |
| >30 (obese) | 15 | 12 | |
| Disease statusa | |||
| No evidence of disease (NED) | 68 (65.4) | 72 (66.7) | 0.84 |
| Evidence of disease (ED) | 36 (34.6) | 36 (33.3) | |
| Time since chemotherapy completion (days)b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 80.9 (62.9) | 78 (63.8) | 0.69 |
| Treatment | |||
| Chemotherapy | 106 | 108 | |
| Surgery | 87 | 84 | |
| Radiation therapy including brachytherapy | 73 | 65 | |
| Hormonal | 50 | 49 | |
| Other (i.e. immune therapy, HSCT) | 9 | 12 | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Cancer of breast | 65 (60.2) | 66 (61.1) | 0.83 |
| Cancer of bowel | 5 (5) | 6 (6) | |
| Cancer of ovaries | 2 (2) | 7 (6) | |
| Cancer of uterus | 2 (2) | 5 (5) | |
| Cancer of testes | 8 (8) | 3 (3) | |
| Other oncological diagnoses | 10 (9) | 10 (9) | |
| Haematological malignancies | 13 (12) | 12 (11) | |
| Physical activity level (self-reported) | |||
| Pre-illness | |||
| Sedentary | 5 (4.7) | 3 (2.8) | 0.35 |
| Walking or cycling for pleasure | 64 (60.4) | 64 (60.4) | |
| Regular physical exercise, at least 3 h/week | 35 (33.0) | 32 (30.2) | |
| Intense physical activity >4 h/week | 2 (1.9) | 7 (6.6) | |
| Baseline | |||
| Sedentary | 14 (13.0) | 11 (10.2) | 0.80 |
| Walking or cycling for pleasure | 65 (60.2) | 69 (63.9) | |
| Regular physical exercise at least 3 h/week | 27 (25.0) | 28 (25.9) | |
| Intense physical activity >4 h/week | 0 | 0 | |
aStatus at beginning of cytostatic treatment (i.e. treatment rationale).
bTime since termination of cytostatic treatment calculated in days.
HSCT, Haematopoetic stem cell transplantation.