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. 2020 Sep 30;126(24):5328–5336. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33186

TABLE 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants

Participant Characteristics Group A: Computerized CR (n = 55) Group B: Exercises at Home (n = 56) Group C: Phone Call (n = 56)
Age, y, median (range) 51.7 (35‐72) 50.9 (28‐78) 50.7 (24‐77)
Sex, n (%)
Women 53 (96.4) 53 (94.6) 54 (96.4)
Men 2 (3.6) 3 (5.4) 2 (3.6)
Education level, n (%)
Primary school 4 (7.3) 3 (5.4) 2 (3.6)
Middle school 8 (14.55) 9 (16.1) 10 (17.8)
High school 8 (14.55) 11 (19.6) 9 (16.1)
University 28 (50.9) 25 (44.6) 31 (55.4)
Unknown 7 (12.7) 8 (14.3) 4 (7.1)
Cancer variables
Cancer type, n (%)
Breast 47 (85.5) 48 (85.7) 45 (80.3)
Digestive 4 (7.3) 2 (3.6) 1 (1.8)
Hematologic 2 (3.6) 3 (5.35) 2 (3.6)
Urologic/Gynecologic 1 (1.8) 3 (5.35) 7 (12.5)
Other 1 (1.8) 0 1 (1.8)
Presence of metastases, n (%) 7 (12.7) 2 (3.6) 6 (10.7)
Time since chemotherapy completion, mo, median (range) 11.7 (7.7‐18.3) 9.5 (6.2‐20.8) 10.5 (5.7‐19.3)
Prior anticancer therapies
Surgery, n (%) 50 (90.9) 51 (91.1) 51(91.1)
Radiotherapy, n (%) 44 (80.0) 43 (76.8) 45 (80.3)
Hormone therapy, n (%) 29 (51.8) 37 (66.1) 32 (57.1)
Patient‐reported outcomes
FACT‐Cog, mean (SD)
PCI 33.2 (13.2) 35.4 (15.6) 34.1 (13.6)
PCA 11.0 (5.0) 12.2 (4.5) 11.2 (4.3)
FACT impact on QOL 6.0 (4.0) 6.8 (3.6) 5.9 (3.4)
FACT comments from others 11.5 (4.3) 12.3 (3.5) 11.9 (3.9)
Depression CES‐D, mean (SD) 21.7 (9.9) 20.4 (9.7) 22.4 (9.1)
Anxiety STAI‐Trait, mean (SD) 45.6 (12.1) 45.4 (11.5) 47.5 (10.4)
Fatigue FACT‐An, mean (SD) 50.2 (12.2) 50.1 (12.4) 46.7 (13.5)
QOL FACT‐G, mean (SD) 71.2 (15.2) 70.3 (15.4) 67.4 (14.8)

Abbreviations: CES‐D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CR, cognitive rehabilitation; FACT‐An, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Anemia; FACT‐Cog, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Cognitive Function; FACT‐G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General; PCA, perceived cognitive abilities; PCI, perceived cognitive impairments; QOL, quality of life; STAI‐Trait, Spielberger State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory.