Summary of Table 2: a comparison of significant psychosocial factors at 4 months, initial study outcomes versus radiotherapya
Abbreviations: MBSR, mindfulness-based stress reduction program; FACT, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy; MMAC, Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale; SCL, Symptom Checklist 90-Revised; CEC, Courtauld Emotional Control Scale; SOC, Sense of Coherence Scale.
aImprovement in 8 of the 16 variables was specific to radiation therapy, not solely a function of the MBSR detected in initial study outcome results.