Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and inter-correlations among analysis variables

Variable	M (SD)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1. QOL	111.74 (20.12)
2. Cancer-specific distress	15.72 (15.58)	−.59**
3. Psychological Distress	52.40 (10.32)	−.73**	.64**
4. Age	70.79 (8.68)	.11	−.15*	−.14
5. Marital statusa		.04	.01	−.05	−.05
6. Educationa		.05	.09	−.04	−.15	−.04
7. Limited by comorbiditya		−.35**	.27**	.30**	−.06	.12	−.09
8. Time since diagnosis	5.95 (4.89)	.14	−.15	−.07	.24*	.05	−.06	.03
9. Observing	22.33 (6.73)	−.05	.15*	.18*	−.01	.19*	.11	.25*	−.07
10. Describing	28.54 (6.63)	.30**	−.27**	−.31**	.06	.06	.15	−.03	.02	.28**
11. Acting with awareness	31.39 (6.10)	.51**	−.51**	−.56**	.12	.05	.04	−.30**	.05	−.14	.42**
12. Non-judging of inner experience	31.93 (7.00)	.53**	−.60**	−.57**	.00	.04	.07	−.24*	.04	−.27**	.25**	.55**
13. Non-reactivity to inner experience	20.78 (5.82)	.06	.05	−.03	−.03	.04	.12	.08	−.01	.53**	.37**	−.04	−.11

Range of obtained scores for QOL 39–151; cancer-specific distress 0–61; psychological distress 0–45; age 40.38–91.80 years; time since diagnosis 0–25.90 years; observing 8–38; describing 11–40; acting with awareness 15–40; non-judging of inner experience 12–40; non-reactivity to inner experience 7–34

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001

^aCategorical variable; correlations calculated using Spearman’s Rho