Table 1: Background variables in intervention group and in control group.

 

Background variables

Baseline measurement (M1) intervention group

Follow-up measurement (M2) intervention group

Follow-up measurement (M3) intervention group

Baseline measurement (M1) control group

Follow-up measurement (M2) control group

Follow-up measurement (M3) control group

All measurements (M1, M2, M3) intervention group

All measurements (M1, M2, M3) control group

n = 10

n = 14

n = 8

n = 36

n = 20

n = 27

n = 32

n = 83

(5 missing)

(8 missing)

(4 missing)

(19 missing)

(13 missing)

(16 missing)

(17 missing)

(48 missing)

Age (years) 

30-40   

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

3

41-50 

-

-

-

3

2

1

-

6

51-60 

1

2

-

2

1

3

3

6

61-70  

2

2

3

7

3

5

7

15

71-80 

2

2

2

3

-

1

6

4

> 80 

-

-

2

1

-

-

2

1

 

min. 54

min. 54

min. 51

min. 32

min. 32

min. 32

min. 51

min. 32

max. 77

max. 77

max. 77

max. 90

max. 70

max. 80

max. 77

max. 90

mean 68

mean 65

mean 62

mean 63

mean 55

mean 60

mean 65

mean 61

Gender 

Female

3/60%

5/83%

7/88%

14/82%

5/63%

8/72%

15/79%

27/75%

Male

2/40%

1/17%

1/12%

3/18%

3/38%

3/28%

4/21%

9/25%

Marital status

 

Single

-

1/17%

-

1/6%

0/0%

1/9%

1/5%

2/6%

Married

3/60%

3/50%

6/75%

8/47%

5/62,5%

4/36%

12/63%

17/47%

Widow

1/20%

1/17%

1/13%

3/18%

1/12,5%

2/18%

3/16%

6/17%

Cohabiting

-

1/17%

-

1/6%

1/12,5%

3/27%

1/5%

5/14%

Divorced

1/20%

-

1/13%

4/24%

1/12,5%

1/9%

2/11%

6/17%

Educational background 

Basic education   

2/40%

2/33%

3/38%

3/20%

1/14%

5/50%

7/37%

9/28%

Grammar school

1/20%

-

-

3/20%

1/14%

-

1/5%

4/13%

Vocational education

1/20%

2/33%

3/38%

4/27%

1/14%

2/20%

6/32%

7/22%

Polytechnic

1/20%

1/17%

1/13%

3/20%

1/14%

1/10%

3/16%

5/16%

University

-

1/17%

1/13%

2/13%

3/43%

2/20%

2/11%

7/22%

Cancer diagnosis

 

Breast cancer

3/60%

4/67%

7/88%

13/81%

4/50%

8/67%

14/74%

25/69%

Bowel cancer

1/20%

-

-

1/6%

1/13%

1/8%

1/5%

3/8%

Prostate cancer

1/20%

1/17%

1/12%

2/13%

3/38%

3/25%

3/16%

8/22%

Testicle cancer

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pancreas cancer

-

1/17%

-

-

-

-

1/5%

-

Actual cancer treatment 

Surgery

-           

-

 -

-

1/13%

-

-

2/5%

Cytostatics

1/20%  

2/33%

 -

6/44%

1/13%

-

3/20%

8/22%

Radiation therapy

4/80%

4/67%

1/25%

7/38%

5/63%

6/50%

9/67%

18/50%

Hormonal therapy

-         

 -

2/50%

-

1/13%

3/25%

2/7%

5/14%

Combination

-       

-

1/25%

1/6%

  -

1/25%

1/5%

1/3%