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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics at baseline

From: Impact of a combined multimodal-aerobic and multimodal intervention compared to standard aerobic treatment in breast cancer survivors with chronic cancer-related fatigue - results of a three-armed pragmatic trial in a comprehensive cohort design

Treatment group

Aerobic treatment

Multimodal treatment

Combination treatment

p-value

Included

28

44

54

 

Started Intervention T0

20

34

51

 

Completed T1

13

30

41

 

Marital status

 Single (%)

1 (5.00)

7 (20.59)

8 (15.69)

0.5994

 Married (%)

14 (70.00)

16 (47.06)

27 (52.94)

 Divorced (%)

3 (15.00)

8 (23.53)

13 (25.49)

 Widowed (%)

2 (10.00)

2 (5.88)

2 (3.92)

 Missing data (%)

0 (0.00)

1 (2.94)

1 (1.96)

Children: yes (%)/ Children at home: yes (%)

16 (80.00)/ 6 (30.00)

23 (67.65)/ 8 (23.53)

38 (74.51)/ 11 (21.57)

0.3481/ 0.6599

Employment

 Employed (%)

9 (45.00)

10 (29.41)

25 (49.02)

0.1242

 Housewife (%)

1 (5.00)

3 (8.82)

1 (1.96)

 Unemployed (%)

0 (0.00)

1 (2.94)

6 (11.76)

 Pensioner (%)

6 (30.00)

13 (38.24)

11 (21.57)

 Sickness certificate (%)

3 (15.00)

4 (11.76)

4 (7.84)

 Other (%)

0 (0.00)

2 (5.88)

1 (1.96)

 Missing data (%)

1 (5.00)

1 (2.94)

3 (5.88)

Vocational education

 Apprenticeship (%)

9 (45.00)

13 (38.24)

20 (39.22)

0.2138

 Technical College (%)

4 (20.00)

3 (8.82)

3 (5.88)

 University of Applied Sciences (%)

3 (15.00)

2 (5.88)

4 (7.84)

 University (%)

0 (0,00)

9 (26.47)

12 (23.53)

 No (%)

0 (0.00)

1 (2.94)

1 (1.96)

 Missing data (%)

4 (20.00)

6 (17.65)

11 (21.57)

Age: Mean (SD)

59.8 (9.8)

60.3 (9.5)

56.6 (7.9)

0.1460

Years since first diagnosis: Mean (SD)

1.9 (0.9)

2.2 (0.8)

1.9 (0.8)

0.1273

Surgery: yes/ %

20/ 100.0

34/ 100.0

51/ 100.0

 

Chemotherapy: yes/ %

12/ 60.00

22/ 64.71

19/ 37.25

0.0501

Years since chemotherapy: Mean (SD)

2.1 (0.7)

1.6 (0.6)

1.8 (0.7)

0.1372

Radiotherapy: yes/ %

14/ 70.00

29/ 85.29

38/ 74.51

0.6000

Antihormonal therapy: yes/ %

17/ 85.00

23/ 67.65

32/ 62.75

0.4947

Mistletoe therapy: yes/ %

6/ 30.00

7/ 20.59

13/ 25.49

0.6797

  1. Numbers and percentages concerning patients which started the intervention (T0)