Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Total Sample (N=188) |
Dropped before Randomization (n=24) |
Treatment (n=85) |
Control (n=79) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M(SD) | Range | M(SD) | Range | M(SD) | Range | M(SD) | Range | |
| Age | 58.71(9.60) | 29–79 | 60.04(10.65) | 32–79 | 58.44(9.89) | 29–79 | 58.61(9.03) | 40–75 |
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Number of supportive medications |
5.39(1.67) | 2–10 | 5.75(1.36) | 3–8 | 5.41(1.69) | 2–9 | 5.25(1.73) | 2–10 |
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Symptom cluster severity* |
3.75(1.66) | 0.17– 9.00 |
3.74(1.59) | 0.83– 8.31 |
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Symptom cluster distress* |
2.12(0.93) | 0.00– 4.00 |
2.29(0.80) | 0.67– 4.00 |
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Symptom cluster interference* |
3.95(2.24) | 0.17– 10.00 |
4.40(2.16) | 0.50– 10.00 |
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| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |||||
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Recruitment site Cancer Center Community Clinic |
154(82%) 34(18%) |
22(92%) 2(8%) |
68(80%) 17(20%) |
64(81%) 15(19%) |
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Gender Male Female |
53(28%) 135(72%) |
9(37%) 15(63%) |
24(28%) 61(72%) |
20(25%) 59(75%) |
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Ethnicity Non-Hispanic/Latino |
187(99%) |
24(100%) |
84(99%) |
79(100%) |
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Race White Black American Indian Asian |
176(94%) 8(4%) 2(1%) 2(1%) |
22(92%) 1(4%) - 1(4%) |
78(92%) 5(6%) 1(1%) 1(1%) |
76(96%) 2(3%) 1(1%) - |
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Education < HS diploma HS diploma/GED Some college Bachelor’s deg. Master’s/Doctoral deg. |
2(1%) 28(15%) 80(42%) 41(22%) 29(16%) |
- 5(21%) 5(21%) 4(17%) 2(8%) |
2(2%) 14(16%) 38(45%) 15(18%) 16(19%) |
- 9(11%) 37(47%) 22(28%) 11(14%) |
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Cancer Diagnosis Breast Lung Gastrointestinal GYN Prostate Other |
43(23%) 39(21%) 39(21%) 33(17%) 12(6%) 22(12%) |
6(25%) 8(33%) 3(13%) 4(17%) 2(8%) 1(4%) |
20(24%) 17(20%) 18(21%) 14(16%) 6(7%) 10(12%) |
17(21%) 14(18%) 18(23%) 15(19%) 4(5%) 11(14%) |
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Type of Therapy Cytotoxic Targeted Hormonal Combination |
107(57%) 30(16%) 2(1%) 49(26%) |
17(71%) 3(13%) - 4(17%) |
45(53%) 12(14%) 2(2%) 26(31%) |
45(57%) 15(19%) - 19(24%) |
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Chemo Cycle-length 3-week 4-week |
131(70%) 57(30%) |
19(79%) 5(21%) |
58(68%) 27(32%) |
54(68%) 25(32%) |
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Depression CES-D ≥ 16 |
100(53%) |
10(42%) |
43(51%) |
47(59%) |
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Past MP3 use Yes |
89(47%) |
8(33%) |
45(53%) |
36(46%) |
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Some totals < 100% due to missing data.
*
Collected at randomization visit