TABLE 1.

Pre-intervention demographic and clinical characteristics of sample (N = 183)

Variable	No. of participants	%a
Age, years
29–51	72	39.3
52–65	111	60.7
Race Caucasian	174	95.6
Educational attainment
High school graduate	31	16.9
Some college	62	33.9
College graduate	51	27.9
Post-graduate degree	39	21.3
Employed part- or full-time	126	68.9
Married/in marital-like relation	156	85.2
Stage of cancer
1	101	55.2
2	82	44.8
Months since diagnosis
6–18	48	26.2
19–36	135	73.8
Surgical treatment	153	95.6
Chemotherapy treatment	103	64.4
Radiotherapy treatment	67	41.9

^aPercentages are rounded to nearest 10th.