TABLE 2.

Patient Characteristics at Baseline by Study Group (N = 310)

	Control (N = 130)		Intervention (N = 180)
Characteristic	$\overline{\text{X}}$	SD	$\overline{\text{X}}$	SD	p
Age (years)	54.47	11.84	57.59	11	0.02
Education (years)	12.16	2.45	12.42	2.18	0.32
Time since diagnosis (months)	24.38	30.74	34.96	48.09	0.03
Perceived controla	5.72	3.04	5.88	3.23	0.66
Characteristic	n	%	n	%	p
Gender
Female	84	65	112	62	0.72
Male	46	35	68	38	-
Marital status
Single	61	47	84	47	-
Separated (including widowed or divorced)	41	32	58	32	-
Married	28	22	38	21	0.99
Employment status
Disabled	51	39	91	51	-
Retired	24	18	37	21	0.1
Unemployed	24	18	27	15	-
Full- or part-time	16	12	16	9	-
Other	15	12	9	5	-
Metastasized
No	92	71	110	61	-
Yes	38	29	70	39	0.09

^aMeasured on a 0–10 Likert-type scale, with higher scores indicating greater feelings of control

Note. Because of rounding, percentages may not total 100.