Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of MBSR and HT groups.
| Variables at Baseline | HT n = 34 (47.2%) |
MBSR n = 38 (52.8%) |
χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 1.10 | .30 | ||
| Female | 18 (52.9) | 15 (39.5) | ||
| Male | 16 (47.1) | 22 (57.9) | ||
| Age | 0.07 | .80 | ||
| <18 years old | 8 (23.5) | 8 (21.1) | ||
| ≥18 years old | 18 (52.9) | 21 (55.3) | ||
| Site | 0.14 | .71 | ||
| Johns Hopkins | 14 (41.2) | 14 (36.8) | ||
| CHOP | 20 (58.8) | 24 (63.2) | ||
| HIV viral load | 3.45 | .06 | ||
| < log 2.0 | 17 (50.0) | 11 (28.9) | ||
| ≥ log 2.0 | 16 (47.1) | 26 (68.4) | ||
| Variable (range) | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p-value |
| Mindfulness (1–6) | 3.95 (.83) | 3.89 (.63) | 0.32 | .75 |
| Perceived stress (0–4) | 2.07 (.56) | 2.25 (.62) | −1.26 | .21 |
| Coping | ||||
| Rumination (0–3) | 1.33 (.68) | 1.62 (.59) | −1.88 | .06 |
| Distraction (0–3) | 1.47 (.82) | 1.21 (.54) | 1.60 | .12 |
| Problem-Solving (0–3) | 1.47 (.71) | 1.47 (.75) | −0.01 | .99 |
| Aggression (0–6) | 1.15 (1.28) | 1.26 (1.14) | −0.35 | .73 |
| HIV quality of life | ||||
| Life satisfaction (1–5) | 2.05 (.75) | 2.31 (.87) | −1.34 | .19 |
| Illness Burden (1–5) | 1.63 (.78) | 1.86 (.72) | −1.27 | .21 |
| Illness Anxiety (1–5) | 2.18 (.68) | 2.36 (.73) | −1.04 | .30 |
| Medication Adherence (0–16) | 12.07 (4.18) | 11.53 (4.07) | 0.53 | .60 |
| CD4 count (12–1096) | 517.4 (282.9) | 493.2 (263.8) | 0.37 | .71 |