Social cognitive theory mediators of physical activity in a lifestyle program for cancer survivors and carers: findings from the ENRICH randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 133)

	Control (n = 58)		Intervention (n = 75)
Characteristic	N	%	N	%
Age, years, Mean (SD)	58.1 (11.2)		56.2 (12.6)
Female gender	43	74.1	60	80.0
Married/de facto	38	66.7	55	73.3
Completed post-school qualifications	41	71.9	54	73.0
Employed (full-time or part-time)	26	45.6	34	45.9
Weekly family income
-Less than $499	11	19.6	12	16.0
-$500-$1000	14	25.0	16	21.3
-More than $1000	14	25.0	25	33.3
-Prefer not to answer	17	30.4	22	29.3
Cancer survivor status
-Cancer survivor	43	74.1	53	70.7
-Carer	9	15.5	15	20.0
-Both cancer survivor and carer	5	8.6	7	9.3
Relationship to cancer survivor:
-Spouse/partner	11	78.6	12	54.5
Cancer type^a
-Breast	28	58.3	36	60.0
-Prostate	7	14.6	7	11.7
-Other: colorectal, melanoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, leukaemia, ovarian, thyroid.	21	43.8	24	40.0
Time since diagnosis, months, Mean (SD)	45.2 (52.3) or 3.7 years		39.3 (56.7) or 3.2 years
Ever received the following cancer treatments^a
-Surgery	45	93.8	55	93.2
-Chemotherapy	28	62.2	45	84.9
-Radiotherapy	30	63.8	32	68.1
-Hormone treatment	20	48.8	30	66.7
Cancer in remission	36	80.0	44	77.2

^aParticipants could select more than one response, so the percentage may add up to more than 100 %

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