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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 May 27;50(4):553–558. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.013

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics and Summary of Self-Report Data (N=25).

M SD % N
Age 53.88 12.59
Gender (% female) 76.0 19
Race
 White 76.0 19
 Black 24.0 6
Relationship Status
 Married/life partner 58.3 14
 Single 16.7 4
 Divorced/Widowed 12.5 3
 Unknown 12.5 3
Cancer Type
 Breast 48.0 12
 Lung 16.0 4
 Prostate 16.0 4
 Colorectal 20.0 5
Time since initial diagnosis (months) 42.52 60.91
Active cancer treatment in the last 7 days a 60.0 15
 Pill/anticancer drug 36.0 9
 Chemotherapy 32.0 8
 Hormone therapy 7.7 2
 Radiation 4.0 1
 Surgery 4.0 1
 Vaccine 4.0 1
 Other 4.0 1
Comorbidities b 44.0 11
 COPD 8.0 2
 Hypertension 28.0 7
 Osteoarthritis 12.0 3
 Rheumatoid Arthritis 8.0 2
 Crohn's disease or IBS 8.0 2
Clinical Pain Score 1 5.28 2.28
Clinical Pain Score 2 5.35 2.12
Distance from Medical Center (miles) 68.70 68.39

Note.

a

7 participants reported two or more treatments in the last week.

b

4 participants reported more than one comorbid disorder.