Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the randomised patients
| Music therapy (a) | Control (a) | Total (a) | Music therapy (b) | Control (b) | Total (b) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Female [n (%)] | 20 (80%) | 16 (62%) | 36 (71%) | 16 (76%) | 13 (62%) | 29 (69%) |
| Male [n (%)] | 5 (20%) | 10 (38%) | 15 (29%) | 5 (31%) | 8 (38%) | 13 (31%) |
| Age (years) [mean (SD)] | 63 (11.1) | 70.7 (10.2) | 66.9 (11.2) | 63.9 (11.0) | 71.3 (10.5) | 67.6 (11.3) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White [n (%)] | 25 (100%) | 26 (100%) | 51 (100%) | 21 (100%) | 21 (100%) | 51 (100%) |
| Marital status (missing for one control patient) | ||||||
| Single [n (%)] | 4 (16%) | 3 (12%) | 7 (14%) | 3 (%) | 2 (%) | 5 (%) |
| Married/with partner [n (%)] | 15 (60%) | 15 (58%) | 30 (59%) | 12 (%) | 14 (%) | 26 (%) |
| Divorced [n (%)] | 6 (24%) | 2 (8%) | 8 (16%) | 6 (%) | 1 (%) | 7 (%) |
| Widowed [n (%)] | 0 (0%) | 5 (19%) | 5 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (%) | 3 (%) |
| User of other complementary therapies [n (%)] | 17 (68%) | 10 (38%) | 27 (53%) | 14 (67%) | 7 (33%) | 21 (50%) |
| Baseline MQoLMQoL [mean (SD)] | 6.1 (1.2) | 6.0a (1.4) | 6.1a (1.3) | 6.0 (1.3) | 6.1a (1.4) | 6.0a (1.3) |
(a) All 51 recruited patients; (b) 42 patients recruited after introduction of MQoLMQoL at week 1
aExcludes one patient who did not complete the baseline MQoLMQ