Table 1.
Descriptive Analysis of Demographics (N = 21)
| Characteristics | Mean (SD)/N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ngoma (N = 11) | MBSR (N = 10) | |
| Age | 47.86 (8.1) | 49.1 (7.9) | 46.5 (8.8) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 21 (100.00%) | 11 | 10 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| African American | 10 (47.62%) | 6 (55%) | 4 (40%) |
| White | 9 (42.86%) | 5 (45.5%) | 4 (40%) |
| Asian | 1 (4.76%) | 0 | 1 (10%) |
| Hispanic | 1 (4.76%) | 0 | 1 (10%) |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 6 (55%) | 6 (60%) | |
| Mystic | 1 (9%) | 0 | |
| Pagana | 1 (9%) | 0 | |
| None or N/A | 4 (36%) | 4 (40%) | |
| Otherb | 0 | 1 (10%) | |
a
One person claimed paganism and Christianity.
b
One person claimed “many religions” and Christianity.
MBSR, mindfulness-based stress reduction; N/A, not applicable; SD, standard deviation.