Table 4.
Details of changes in symptom severity.
| Symptom | Severity rank | Symptom severity | Difference in mean change between groupsa | ||||||||||||
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iMBCRb group, mean (SD) | Control group, mean (SD) | T0-T1 | T0-T2 | ||||||||||
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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.