Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants in the Contemplative Self Healing Program
| Completed (N = 42) | |
|---|---|
| Age (mean years ± SD) | 63 ± 11 |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 29% |
| African American | 55% |
| Latino | 7% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Primary language Spanish | 2% |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 41% |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 40% |
| Single | 17% |
| Lives alone | 29% |
| Finished college | 67% |
| Working | 57% |
| Retired | 40% |
| Religion | |
| Protestant | 64% |
| Catholic | 31% |
| Daily prayer | 79% |
| Time since breast cancer diagnosis (years ± SD) | 5.7 ± 5.8 |
| Positive nodes | 38% |
| Breast cancer treatment | |
| Surgery | 98% |
| Chemotherapy | 67% |
| Radiation | 55% |
| Hormonal therapy | 41% |
| Current hormonal therapy | 41% |
| Previous breast cancer recurrence | 4% |
| ECOG Performance Status | |
| Fully active | 72% |
| Limited strenuous activity | 21% |
| Ambulatory but unable to work | 7% |
| EORTC cognitive | |
| No difficulty (2–3) | 47% |
| Some difficulty (4–5) | 41% |
| A lot of difficulty (6–8) | 12% |
| Health behaviors | |
| Current smoker | 10% |
| Ever smoked | 38% |
| Needs to cut back alcohol | 9% |
| Sleep | |
| >6 hours a night | 63% |
| 4-5 hours a night | 12% |
| <4 hours a night | 15% |
| Ever meditated before | 31% |
| Few times a week to daily | 7% |
| Less than once a week | 17% |
| Obese | 26% |
| Comorbidity | |
| 1-2 | 67% |
| 3-4 | 26% |
| ≥5 | 7% |
| Hypertension | 36% |
| Diabetes | 26% |
| CVA | 2% |
| Asthma | 20% |
| Other cancer | 4% |
| Anti-depressants | 14% |
| Stressors | |
| Stress with health | 39% |
| Stress with relationships | 29% |
| Stress with job | 29% |
| Stress with money | 41% |
| Other stresses | 32% |
| FACIT Spirituality | 38.9 ± 7.0 |
| Ryff Personal Well Being Scale | |
| Autonomy | 44.6 ± 6.5 |
| Environmental mastery | 42.9 ± 6.2 |
| Personal growth | 42.9 ± 7.2 |
| Relations | 43.2 ± 7.5 |
| Purpose in life | 40.3 ± 6.6 |
| Self acceptance | 41.2 ± 6.8 |