Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.
| Patients |
Caregivers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm (n = 54) | Control Arm (n = 43) | Intervention Arm (n = 17) | Control Arm (n = 14) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 59.3 (14.1) | 56.7 (14.7) | 57.1 (17.4) | 58.2 (18.6) |
| Female, n (%) | 33 (62.3) | 33 (76.7) | 9 (52.9) | 9 (64.3) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Married | 38 (71.7) | 23 (57.5) | 14 (82.4) | 7 (53.9) |
| Living as married/domestic partner | 1 (1.9) | 2 (5.0) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (23.1) |
| Widowed | 3 (5.7) | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Separated/divorced | 6 (11.3) | 9 (22.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.7) |
| Never married | 5 (9.4) | 5 (12.5) | 2 (11.8) | 2 (15.4) |
| Race, n (%) | ||||
| White | 36 (66.7) | 27 (62.8) | 15 (88.2) | 9 (64.3) |
| African American | 5 (9.3) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.1) |
| Asian | 4 (7.4) | 3 (7.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (14.3) |
| Other | 8 (14.8) | 9 (20.9) | 2 (11.8) | 2 (14.3) |
| Unknown/not reported | 1 (1.9) | 3 (7.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
| Some college or less | 18 (34.0) | 19 (44.2) | 6 (35.3) | 5 (35.7) |
| College graduate | 15 (28.3) | 18 (41.9) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (28.6) |
| Postgraduate degree | 20 (37.7) | 6 (14.0) | 5 (29.4) | 5 (35.7) |
| Income, n (%) | ||||
| Less than $75 000 | 11 (22.9) | 21 (53.9) | 2 (13.3) | 3 (30.0) |
| $75 000 to $99 999 | 7 (14.6) | 5 (12.8) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) |
| $100 000 to $149 999 | 18 (37.5) | 8 (20.5) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (10.0) |
| $150 000 or more | 12 (25.0) | 5 (12.8) | 5 (33.3) | 3 (30.0) |
| Primary delivery of the mindfulness program, n (%) | ||||
| iOS (iPad or iPhone) | 13 (39.4) | 8 (61.5) | ||
| Android | 4 (12.1) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| Computer with internet | 16 (48.5) | 4 (30.8) | ||
| Cancer type, n (%) | ||||
| Breast | 13 (25.5) | 15 (38.5) | ||
| Hematologic | 13 (25.5) | 8 (20.5) | ||
| Gastrointestinal | 10 (19.6) | 2 (5.1) | ||
| Genitourinary | 5 (9.8) | 7 (17.9) | ||
| Head and neck | 4 (7.8) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Skin | 3 (5.9) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Lung | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.7) | ||
| Other | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Sarcoma | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Time since diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
| <1 year | 24 (47.1) | 21 (53.8) | ||
| 1+ year | 27 (52.9) | 18 (46.2) | ||
| Intent of chemotherapy, n (%) | ||||
| Curative | 24 (44.4) | 21 (48.8) | ||
| Palliative | 30 (55.6) | 22 (51.2) | ||
| Caregiver relationship to the patient | ||||
| Spouse/partner | 8 (47.1) | 11 (78.6) | ||
| Child | 4 (23.5) | 1 (7.1) | ||
| Other relative | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Friend | 3 (17.6) | 2 (14.3) | ||