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. 2016 Aug 23;18(8):e229. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5975

Table 2.

Overall baseline characteristics of the KNW participants and categorized for module use (N=231).


Overall (N=231) No module
(n=33, 14.3%)
KNW Modules
Fatigue
(n=82, 35.5%)
Return to work
(n=53, 22.9%)
Mood
(n=49, 21.2%)
Relation-ships
(n=38, 16.5%)
Physical activity
(n=51, 22.1%)
Diet
(n=134, 58%)
Smoking
(n=23, 10%)
Residual symptoms
(n=47, 20.4%)
Female, n (%) 183
(79.2)
26
(78.8)
63
(76.8)
46
(86.8)
41
(83.7)
30
(79.0)
44
(86.3)
106
(79.1)
17
(73.9)
40
(85.1)
Age, mean (SD) 55.6
(11.5)
52.5
(10.7)
55.1
(11.6)
52.8
(9.5)
54.4
(11.7)
55.9
(12.1)
56.3
(9.7)
56.0
(11.1)
51.6
(8.7)
56.2
(9.0)
With partner, n (%) 193
(83.6)
27
(81.8)
65
(79.3)
43
(81.1)
37
(75.5)
31
(81.6)
42
(82.4)
109
(81.3)
16
(69.6)
36
(76.6)
BMI, mean (SD) 26.0
(5.0)
27.2
(7.3)
26.2
(4.3)
25.7
(5.0)
25.3
(4.0)
26.1
(3.5)
26.1
(3.6)
25.4
(4.7)
24.8
(3.1)
25.4
(3.9)
Education, n (%)

Low 76
(32.9)
13
(39.4)
23
(28.1)
12
(22.6)
15
(30.6)
12
(31.6)
18
(35.3)
42
(31.3)
9
(39.1)
13
(27.7)

Medium 76
(32.9)
12
(36.4)
31
(37.8)
20
(37.7)
20
(40.8)
13
(34.2)
18
(35.3)
44
(32.8)
7
(30.4)
14
(29.8)

High 79
(34.2)
8
(24.2)
28
(34.2)
21
(39.6)
14
(28.6)
13
(34.2)
15
(29.4)
48
(35.8)
7
(30.4)
20
(42.6)
Working at baseline, n (%) 122
(52.8)
20
(60.6)
40
(48.8)
38
(71.7)
28
(57.1)
18
(47.4)
27
(52.9)
70
(52.2)
13
(56.5)
26
(55.3)
Type of cancer, n (%)

Breast 162
(70.1)
24
(72.7)
55
(67.1)
40
(75.5)
36
(73.5)
27
(71.1)
41
(80.4)
94
(70.2)
18
(78.3)
32
(68.1)

Colon 29
(12.6)
4
(12.1)
10
(12.2)
4
(7.6)
6
(12.2)
5
(13.2)
2
(3.9)
19
(14.2)
3
(13.0)
9
(19.2)

Other 40
(17.3)
5
(15.2)
17
(20.7)
9
(16.9)
7
(14.3)
6
(15.8)
8
(15.7)
21
(15.7)
2
(8.7)
6
(12.8)
Had cancer before, n (%) 24
(10.4)
5
(15.2)
8
(9.8)
3
(5.7)
4
(8.2)
3
(7.9)
5
(9.8)
13
(9.7)
2
(8.7)
5
(10.6)
Treatment, n (%)

Surgery, chemo, radio 86
(37.2)
11
(33.3)
37
(45.1)
20
(37.7)
20
(40.8)
18
(47.4)
22
(43.1)
53
(39.6)
11
(47.8)
22
(46.8)

Surgery, chemo 61
(26.4)
11
(33.3)
17
(20.7)
16
(30.2)
16
(32.7)
9
(23.7)
12
(23.5)
35
(26.1)
7
(30.4)
15
(31.9)

Surgery, radio 46
(19.9)
5
(15.2)
15
(18.3)
11
(20.8)
10
(20.4)
5
(13.2)
11
(21.6)
26
(19.4)
3
(13.0)
8
(17.1)

Other 38
(16.5)
6
(18.2)
13
(15.9)
6
(11.3)
3
(6.1)
6
(15.8)
6
(11.8)
20
(14.9)
2
(8.7)
2
(4.3)

Weeks since completion treatment, mean (SD) 25.1
(13.5)
27.1
(15.6)
24.1
(14.4)
22.3
(13.7)
25.3
(13.6)
26.5
(12.9)
23.7
(13.6)
25.0
(13.1)
22.1
(13.2)
25.4
(3.9)
Having comorbidities, n (%) 62
(26.8)
10
(30.3)
25
(30.5)
14
(26.4)
12
(24.5)
10
(26.3)
15
(29.4)
34
(25.4)
7
(30.4)
8
(17.0)
Using aftercare, n (%) 145
(62.8)
25
(75.8)
46
(56.1)
38
(71.7)
32
(65.3)
29
(76.3)
31
(60.8)
83
(61.9)
12
(52.2)
29
(61.7)