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) |
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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 |
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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 |
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |