Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Patients | Caregivers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n=19 | n=9 | ||
| Age, mean (range) | 64.7 (48–78) | 58.8 (38–73) | |
| Female gender, n (%) | 13 (68.4) | 7 (77.8) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Married | 14 (73.7) | 8 (88.9) | |
| Living as married/domestic partner | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Widowed | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Divorced | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Never married | 2 (10.5) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| White | 15 (79.0) | 7 (77.8) | |
| African-American | 3 (15.8) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Asian | 1 (5.3) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| High school graduate or GED | 0 (0)* | 0 (0)* | |
| Some college | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0) | |
| College graduate | 1 (5.3) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Postgraduate study | 14 (73.7) | 3 (33.3) | |
| Income, n (%) | |||
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 0 (0)* | 1 (11.1) | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 5 (27.8) | 2 (22.2) | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 5 (27.8) | 2 (22.2) | |
| $100,000 or more | 8 (44.4) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Primary delivery of the mindfulness program, n (%) | |||
| iOS (iPad or iPhone) | 11 (57.9) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Android | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Computer with internet | 5 (26.3) | 1 (11.1) | |
| >1 type of device | 1 (5.3) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Cancer Type, n (%) | |||
| Breast | 6 (33.3) | ||
| Gastrointestinal | 3 (16.7) | ||
| Hematologic | 4 (22.2) | ||
| Lung/bronchus | 2 (11.1) | ||
| Uterine | 1 (5.6) | ||
| Prostate | 1 (5.6) | ||
| Ill-defined | 1 (5.6) | ||
| Cancer Stage, n (%), curative/palliative | |||
| I | 2 (11.8) | ||
| II | 7 (41.2) | ||
| III | 1 (5.9) | ||
| IV | 4 (23.5) | ||
| N/A | 3 (17.7) | ||
| Time since diagnosis (in months), mean (range) | 18.1 | ||
| Spouse/Partner | 6 (66.7) | ||
| Child | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Friend | 1 (11.1) | ||
| How often take care of patient, n (%) | |||
| Every day | 7 (77.8) | ||
| 3–5 times a week | 1 (11.1) | ||
| 1–2 times a week | 1 (11.1) | ||
*
p ≤ 0.05
**
p ≤ 0.01