TABLE 2.
Descriptive statistics for patient outcomes and contextual factors at baseline by group from the first randomization
| Outcome | Reflexology, n = 150 |
Meditative
practices, n = 150 |
Control, n = 47 |
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| Patient age | 56.65 | 13.91 | 58.41 | 12.29 | 59.32 | 14.00 |
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| Caregiver age | 56.07 | 14.84 | 55.56 | 14.58 | 54.59 | 13.42 |
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| Patient number of comorbid conditions | 3.89 | 2.83 | 3.83 | 2.73 | 4.19 | 3.35 |
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| Severity of worst fatigue | 5.00 | 3.24 | 5.16 | 3.07 | 4.85 | 3.15 |
| Severity of usual fatigue | 4.08 | 2.90 | 3.95 | 2.71 | 3.80 | 2.62 |
| Fatigue interference | 20.14 | 15.90 | 21.85 | 16.14 | 21.91 | 14.08 |
| Summed severity index of other symptoms | 38.61 | 29.00 | 40.43 | 28.24 | 37.23 | 22.46 |
| Symptom interference | 19.06 | 15.46 | 19.69 | 15.35 | 18.98 | 14.91 |
| PROMIS depression | 53.67 | 8.52 | 53.13 | 8.39 | 55.26 | 7.98 |
| PROMIS anxiety | 54.34 | 9.17 | 53.64 | 8.66 | 55.01 | 7.78 |
| Social support | 25.93 | 4.46 | 26.40 | 4.19 | 25.64 | 3.07 |
| PROMIS physical function | 39.97 | 7.79 | 40.17 | 8.58 | 39.91 | 7.01 |
Note. StDev = standard deviation; PROMIS = Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.