Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
Characteristic | Control group | Intervention group | All participants | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(NÂ =Â 72) | (NÂ =Â 134) | (NÂ =Â 206) | ||
No. Coaching attendees | Â | 10.63 (6.29) | Â | Â |
 Age, years | 51.04 (7.55) | 50.52 (10.21) | 50.68 (9.43) |  |
 Sex - no.(%) | ||||
  Male | 18 (25.00) | 24 (17.91) | 42 (20.39) | 0.229 |
  Female | 54 (75.00) | 110 (82.09) | 164 (79.61) |  |
 Marital status- no.(%) (missing = 2) | ||||
  Married | 63 (87.50) | 106 (80.30) | 169 (82.84) | 0.193 |
  Widowed/Divorced/separated/single | 9 (12.50) | 26 (19.70) | 35 (17.16) |  |
 Education - no.(%) (missing = 2) | ||||
  High-school graduate or less | 39 (54.17) | 66 (50.00) | 105 (51.47) | 0.569 |
  College graduate | 33 (45.83) | 66 (50.00) | 99 (48.53) |  |
 Religion - no.(%) (missing = 4) | ||||
  No | 16 (22.86) | 47 (41.17) | 64 (31.19) | 0.063 |
  Yes | 54 (77.14) | 85 (64.39) | 139 (68.81) |  |
 Household income –no.(%) (missing = 4) | ||||
   < 300million won | 25 (34.72) | 49 (37.69) | 49 (47.62) | 0.675 |
   ≥ 300million won | 47 (65.28) | 81 (82.38) | 128 (63.37) |  |
 Cancer stage (missing = 7) | ||||
  0 | 2 (2.94) | 3 (2.29) | 5 (2.51) | 0.476 |
  I | 31 (45.59) | 69 (52.67) | 100 (52.67) |  |
  II | 28 (41.19) | 38 (29.01) | 66 (33.17) |  |
  III | 4 (5.88) | 16 (12.21) | 20 (10.05) |  |
  IV | 1 (1.47) | 1 (0.76) | 2 (1.01) |  |
  Other (5,6) | 2 (2.94) | 4 (3.05) | 6 (3.02) |  |
 Type of cancer | ||||
  Stomach | 17 (23.94) | 34 (25.76) | 51 (25.12) |  |
  Lung | 3 (2.80) | 5 (5.20) | 5 (3.79) |  |
  Breast | 42 (59.15) | 81 (79,98) | 123 (60.59) |  |
  Colorectal | 5 (7.04) | 6 (4.55) | 11 (5.42) |  |
  Gynecologic | 4 (5.63) | 5 (3.79) | 9 (4.43) |  |
  Other | 0 (0) | 1 (0.76) | 1 (0.49) |  |
 Type of treatment (missing = 10) | ||||
  Surgery | 68 (98.55) | 127 (100.00) | 195 (99.49) | 0.174 |
  Radiotherapy | 39 (56.52) | 61 (64.80) | 100 (51.02) | 0.256 |
  Chemotherapy | 43 (62.32) | 76 (59.84) | 119 (60.71) | 0.735 |
  Hormonal therapy | 20 (50.0) | 31 (40.26) | 51 (43.59) | 0.314 |
 Weight, kg (missing = 1) | 56.31 (8.36) | 57.53 (8.72) | 57.10 (8.59) | 0.330 |
 BMI (missing = 1) | 21.70 (2.67) | 22.23 (3.00) | 22.05 (2.89) | 0.213 |
 Hemoglobin (missing = 14) | 13.05 (1.25) | 13.06 (1.22) | 13.05 (1.23) | 0.955 |
 Total Cholesterol-mg/dl (missing = 21) | 173.72 (28.62) | 181.9 (34.60) | 178.96 (11.44) | 0.103 |
 Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (missing = 87) | 116.33–72.94 | 112.9–72.93 | 117.52–72.94 | 0.462/0.999 |
Baseline | ||||
 Vegetable intake 5 plates/day, no. (%) | ||||
  Yes | 22 (30.56) | 45 (33.58) | 67 (32.52) | 0.659 |
  No | 50 (69.44) | 89 (66.42) | 139 (67.48) | |
 Total-MET | 27.53 (19.82) | 26.67 (27.50) | 26.97 (25.04) | 0.799 |
 Posttraumatic Growth Inventory |  |  |  |  |
  Relating to others | 20.83 (6.17) | 21.40 (6.64) | 21.21 6.47) | 0.568 |
  New possibilities | 14.36 (5.10) | 14.61 (4.70) | 14.52 (4.83) | 0.723 |
  Personal strength | 11.28 (4.37) | 11.90 (4.01) | 11.68 (4.14) | 0.308 |
  Spiritual change | 5.07 (3.09) | 4.72 (4.20) | 4.84 (3.08) | 0.444 |
  Appreciation for life | 10.21 (3.18) | 10.46 (2.92) | 10.37 (3.01) | 0.576 |
 Total | 61.78 (18.91) | 63.09 (18.51) | 62.63 (18.61) | 0.631 |