Table 2 Personal and medical characteristics of participants
Yoga intervention participants (only)§ | Study participants | |
|---|---|---|
Personal factors | ||
Age† | 33.84 (6.06) | 34.20 (5.09) |
Location (n) | ||
Alberta | 42 | 16 |
British Columbia | 09 | 02 |
Manitoba | 05 | 01 |
New Brunswick | 01 | 01 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 04 | 01 |
Northwest Territories | 01 | 00 |
Nova Scotia | 02 | 00 |
Nunavut | 00 | 00 |
Ontario | 19 | 06 |
Prince Edward Island | 00 | 00 |
Quebec | 04 | 00 |
Saskatchewan | 05 | 03 |
Yukon | 00 | 00 |
Setting (n) | ||
Urban location (defined as > 100,000 people) | – | 24 |
Rural/remote location (defined as all non-urban locations) | – | 06 |
Biological sex (n) | ||
Female | – | 28 |
Male | – | 02 |
Current gender (n) | ||
Female | – | 27 |
Male | – | 02 |
Others | – | 01 |
Marital status (n) | ||
Never married | – | 10 |
Married | – | 14 |
Common law | – | 06 |
Education (highest level attained) (n) | ||
Some university/college | – | 02 |
Completed university/college | – | 19 |
Some graduate school | – | 03 |
Completed some graduate school | – | 06 |
Annual income | ||
< $20,000 | – | 01 |
Between $20,000 and $39,000 | – | 02 |
Between $40,000 and $59,000 | – | 03 |
Between $60,000 and $79,000 | – | 05 |
Between $80,000 and $99,000 | – | 07 |
> $100,000 | – | 12 |
Employment status (n) | ||
Disability | – | 11 |
Part-time | – | 09 |
Homemaker | – | 01 |
Full-time | – | 08 |
Temporarily unemployed | – | 01 |
Ethnicity (n)‡ | ||
British | – | 15 |
Western European | – | 17 |
Eastern European | – | 08 |
Northern European | – | 04 |
Southern European | – | 01 |
Aboriginal | – | 01 |
East and Southern Asia | – | 02 |
Southern Asia | – | 01 |
Western Asia | – | 00 |
Pacific Islands | – | 01 |
Arab | – | 00 |
Latin/Central and South America | – | 01 |
Caribbean | – | 00 |
African | – | 00 |
Others | – | |
Medical factors | ||
Diagnosis (n)‡ | ||
Blood | 18 | 09 |
Breast | 34 | 13 |
Digestive | 07 | 00 |
Genitourinary | 01 | 00 |
Gynecological | 03 | 01 |
Head and neck | 04 | 01 |
Lung | 02 | 01 |
Metastases | – | 08 |
Neurological | 02 | 02 |
Others | 03 | 01 |
Skin | 01 | 01 |
Thyroid | 06 | 02 |
Treatment status (n) | ||
On-treatment | – | 14 |
Off-treatment | – | 13 |
On-treatment (current treatment) (n) | ||
Surgery | – | 0 |
Chemotherapy | – | 4 |
Radiation | – | 00 |
Hormone therapy | – | 11 |
Biological therapy | – | 01 |
Others | – | 02 |
On-treatment (completed treatment) (n) | ||
Surgery | – | 13 |
Chemotherapy | – | 11 |
Radiation | – | 09 |
Hormone therapy | – | 01 |
Biological therapy | – | 01 |
Others | – | 03 |
Off-treatment (completed treatment) (n) | ||
Surgery | – | 07 |
Chemotherapy | – | 07 |
Radiation | – | 05 |
Hormone therapy | – | 00 |
Biological therapy | – | 00 |
Others | – | 02 |
Diagnosis date | ||
1990–1995 | 01 | 00 |
1995–2000 | 00 | 00 |
2001–2005 | 01 | 00 |
2006–2010 | 02 | 00 |
2011–2015 | 12 | 05 |
2016–2020 | 74 | 25 |
Not provided | 02 | 00 |
Symptoms (n)‡ | ||
Fatigue | – | 25 |
Pain | – | 16 |
Lymphedema (swelling) | – | 05 |
Peripheral neuropathy (tingling, numbness) or other nerve damages | – | 17 |
Osteoporosis or bone loss | – | 02 |
Ostomy (colostomy, ileostomy, J-pouch, urostomy) | – | 00 |
Cognitive challenges (learning or memory problems, chemo brain, brain fog) | – | 18 |
Weight maintenance issues | – | 13 |
Breathing issues | – | 06 |
Heart issues | – | 02 |
Communication issues (speaking or hearing) | – | 02 |
Others | – | 02 |