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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and meditation experience (N = 30)

From: Shared meditation involving cancer patients, health professionals and third persons is relevant and improves well-being: IMPLIC pilot study

 

Patients

(N = 10)

Health professionals

(N = 10)

Third persons

(N = 10)

P value

Total

(N = 30)

Age, median years (range)

60 (40–80)

46 (30–60)

57 (38–79)

0.017

54 (30–80)

Sex, n (%)

   

0.32

 

 Female

8 (80)

10 (100)

8 (80)

 

26 (87)

 Male

2 (20)

0 (0)

2 (20)

 

4 (13)

Last profession, n (%)

   

0.079

 

 Executives and higher intellectual

4 (40)

5 (50)

7 (70)

 

16 (53)

 profession

1 (10)

5 (50)

2 (20)

 

8 (27)

 Employees

4 (40)

0 (0)

1 (10)

 

5 (17)

 Intermediate occupation

1 (10)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

1 (3)

 Other persons not in employment

     

Health professionals’ profession, n (%)

     

 Nursing assistants

 

1 (10)

   

 Doctor

 

3 (30)

   

 Nurse

 

1 (10)

   

 Radiotherapy/radiology operatives

 

3 (30)

   

 Health executive

 

2 (20)

   

Experience of meditation, n (%)

   

0.32

 

 Naive

8 (80)

10 (100)

8 (80)

 

26 (87)

 Sensitized

2 (20)

0 (0)

2 (20)

 

4 (13)

  1. P-values are from Kruskal–Wallis test for age and Chi-square tests for other categorical variables