Table 1.
Demographical and clinical characteristics of MBCT patients (n = 120)
| Completer (n = 84) | Decliner/dropout (n = 36) | Test statistic (t or χ 2) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | Age M (SD) | Years | 52.6 (10.7) | 49.2 (11.9) | 1.5 | 0.127 |
| Gender n (%) | Female | 70 (83.3) | 31 (86.1) | 1.5 | 0.702 | |
| Educational level n (%) | Secondary | 25 (29.8) | 10 (27.3) | 0.48 | 0.827 | |
| Vocational/university | 59 (70.2) | 26 (72.7) | ||||
| Clinical | Cancer diagnosis n (%) | Breast | 54 (64.3) | 21 (58.3) | 0.38 | 0.537 |
| Prostate | 7 (8.3) | 1 (2.8) | ||||
| Colon | 5 (6.0) | 3 (8.3) | ||||
| Gyn. | 4 (4.8) | 1 (2.8) | ||||
| Non‐Hodgkin | 2 (2.4) | 3 (8.3) | ||||
| Other | 12 (14.3) | 7 (19.4) | ||||
| Time since diagnosis M (SD) | Years | 3.7 (5.3) | 3.0 (4.1) | 0.67 | 0.506 | |
| Cancer treatment intent n (%) | Curative | 74 (88.1) | 30 (83.3) | 0.5 | 0.482 | |
| Current anticancer treatment n (%) | Yes | 41 (48.8) | 15 (41.7) | 0.52 | 0.472 | |
| Treatment outcome | Psychological distress M (SD) | HADS | 18.3 (6.5) | 18.0 (7.0) | 0.22 | 0.826 |
| Process factor | Therapeutic alliance M (SD) | WAI | 39.1 (8.8) | |||
| Group cohesion M (SD) | GCQ | 95.3 (11.3) |
Note. GCQ: Group Cohesion Questionnaire; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MBCT: mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy; WAI: Working Alliance Inventory.