Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of baseline characteristics of uptake (users vs nonusers) and prediction of uptake assessed with independent sample t tests or χ2 tests (N=125).
| Characteristic | Nonusers (n=17) | Users (n=108) | Test value (t value or χ2 value) (df) | P value | Cohen d |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 49.4 (11.4) | 52.2 (10.1) | −1.04 (123) | .30 | 0.26 |
| Gender (female), n (%) | 17 (100%) | 92 (85%) | 2.89 (1) | .09 | N/Aa |
| Higher education (yes vs no), n (%) | 8 (47%) | 73 (68%) | 2.72 (1) | .10 | N/A |
| Cancer (breast vs other), n (%) | 12 (71%) | 64 (59%) | 0.79 (1) | .37 | N/A |
| Treatment intent (curative vs palliative), n (%) | 14 (82%) | 88 (82%) | 0.01 (1) | .93 | N/A |
| Neuroticism, mean (SD) | 38.3 (8.1) | 35.8 (7.8) | 1.20 (122) | .23 | 0.31 |
| Extraversion, mean (SD) | 37.9 (5.8) | 37.9 (6.5) | −0.04 (122) | .97 | 0.00 |
| Openness, mean (SD) | 40.0 (6.0) | 40.4 (5.2) | −0.30 (122) | .76 | 0.07 |
| Altruism, mean (SD) | 45.8 (5.6) | 46.6 (4.2) | −0.73 (122) | .47 | 0.16 |
| Conscientiousness, mean (SD) | 42.4 (6.8) | 41.8 (5.9) | 0.40 (122) | .69 | 0.09 |
| Psychological distress, mean (SD) | 16.4 (7.1) | 16.8 (6.9) | −0.20 (119) | .84 | 0.06 |
| Positive mental health, mean (SD) | 39.7 (16.0) | 37.4 (13.4) | 0.59 (119) | .56 | 0.16 |
| Rumination, mean (SD) | 43.2 (9.5) | 42.3 (8.3) | 0.39 (118) | .70 | 0.10 |
| Fear of cancer recurrence, mean (SD) | 91.5 (18.7) | 78.1 (20.3) | 2.27 (118) | .03 | 0.69 |
| Mindfulness, mean (SD) | 78.4 (14.4) | 77.0 (10.8) | 0.44 (119) | .66 | 0.11 |
aN/A: not applicable.