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. 2022 Nov 22;24(11):e40059. doi: 10.2196/40059

Table 4.

Details of changes in symptom severity.

Symptom Severity rank Symptom severity Difference in mean change between groupsa


iMBCRb group, mean (SD) Control group, mean (SD) T0-T1 T0-T2


T0c T1d T2e T0 T1 T2 Score (95% Cl) P value Score (95% Cl) P value
Sleep disturbance 1 4.8 (2.1) 3.6 (1.4) 3.0 (1.0) 4.7 (2.5) 4.3 (1.9) 3.6 (1.2) –0.81 (–1.46 to –0.16) .02 –0.71 (–1.52 to 0.09) .08
Sadness 2 4.6 (2.2) 3.1 (1.3) 2.6 (0.9) 4.2 (2.2) 3.5 (1.8) 2.8 (1.1) –0.87 (–1.76 to 0.019) .06 –0.68 (–1.46 to 0.09) .08
Distress 3 4.3 (2.1) 3.0 (1.2) 2.8 (1.0) 4.3 (2.1) 3.8 (1.7) 3.3 (1.2) –0.72 (–1.29 to –0.16) .01 –0.52 (–1.26 to 0.22) .17
Fatigue 4 4.2 (1.9) 2.9 (1.3) 2.6 (1.1) 3.8 (1.9) 3.3 (1.5) 2.8 (1.1) –0.92 (–1.62 to –0.21) .01 –0.69 (–1.36 to –0.02) .04
Pain 5 3.6 (2.4) 2.6 (1.3) 2.2 (1.1) 3.9 (2.3) 3.2 (1.5) 3.1 (1.0) –0.28 (–0.92 to 0.37) .40 –0.58 (–1.43 to 0.27) .18
Drowsiness 6 3.9 (2.3) 2.5 (1.4) 1.9 (0.9) 3.4 (1.6) 3.0 (1.4) 2.8 (1.1) –0.95 (–1.66 to –0.25) .009 –1.10 (–1.76 to –0.44) <.001
Lack of appetite 7 3.6 (2.3) 2.3 (1.3) 1.6 (0.7) 3.3 (2.1) 3.0 (1.4) 2.4 (1.0) –1.07 (–1.71 to –0.43) <.001 –1.18 (–2.01 to –0.35) .006
Dry mouth 8 3.4 (1.8) 3.0 (1.6) 2.5 (1.1) 3.3 (1.9) 3.4 (1.4) 3.1 (1.1) –0.68 (–1.25 to –0.12) .02 –1.07 (–1.76 to –0.37) .003
Difficulty remembering 9 3.2 (2.4) 2.4 (1.6) 1.9 (1.1) 3.4 (2.2) 3.2 (1.8) 2.8 (1.4) –0.65 (–1.18 to –0.09) .02 –0.81 (–1.61 to –0.01) .048
Numbness 10 2.9 (1.8) 2.1 (1.2) 1.9 (0.8) 3.2 (1.9) 2.7 (1.6) 2.2 (1.1) –0.34 (–1.11 to 0.44) .14 –0.02 (–0.71 to 0.67) .04
Nausea 11 2.7 (2.1) 1.8 (1.3) 1.6 (0.9) 2.6 (1.9) 2.4 (1.6) 2.3 (0.9) –0.76 (–1.28 to –0.24) .005 –0.85(–1.62 to –0.08) .03
Vomiting 12 2.3 (2.1) 1.4 (0.8) 1.1 (0.5) 2.1 (1.5) 1.8 (1.4) 1.7 (0.8) –0.58 (–1.36 to 0.19) .39 –0.74 (–1.43 to –0.05) .96
Shortness of breath 13 1.8 (1.3) 1.2 (0.9) 1.2 (0.6) 1.3 (1.4) 0.9 (1.1) 1.2 (0.7) –0.24 (–0.64 to 0.15) .23 –0.57 (–1.11 to –0.03) .04

aDifference in mean change from baseline to end point between the groups.

biMBCR: internet-delivered mindfulness-based cancer recovery.

cT0: baseline.

dT1: after the intervention.

eT2: 1-month follow-up.