Table 2 Baseline and demographic data. Values are numbers (percentages) unless specified otherwise
Demographics | Immediate n = 92 | Wait n = 87 |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 72 ± 12.03 | 72 ± 12.50 |
Sex, female n (%) | 56 (61) | 53 (61) |
Education, standard n (%) | 62 (76) | 54 (70) |
Marital status, single n (%) | 54 (61) | 61 (72) |
Living status, living alone n (%) | 47 (53) | 54 (64) |
Occupation, retired n (%) | 74 (86) | 70 (82) |
Ethnicity, white British n (%) | 81 (92) | 76 (89) |
Spirituality, religious n (%) | 58 (71) | 51 (69) |
Cancer diagnosis, n (%) | 37 (41) | 47 (55) |
Baseline quality of life | ||
 Quality of life, poor or very poor n (%) | 38 (44) | 37 (44) |
 Are you dissatisfied with your health? n (%) | 62 (70) | 65 (76) |
Quality of life, mean ± SD | ||
 QoL Physical | 32.09 ± 15.21 | 34.95 ± 17.42 |
 QoL Psychological | 46.52 ± 19.10 | 45.74 ± 17.01 |
 QoL Environment | 58.75 ± 16.23 | 57.05 ± 14.76 |
 QoL Social relationships | 55.47 ± 23.26 | 52.88 ± 26.41 |
Loneliness, mean ± SD | ||
 Social loneliness | 1.51 ± 1.21 | 1.69 ± 1.25 |
 Emotional loneliness | 1.70 ± 1.11 | 2.12 ± 0.87 |
 Total loneliness score | 3.17 ± 1.89 | 3.77 ± 1.66 |
Social support, mean ± SD | ||
 mMOSS instrumental | 3.27 ± 1.31 | 3.00 ± 1.28 |
 mMOSS emotional | 3.25 ± 1.10 | 3.98 ± 1.09 |
 mMOSS total | 3.27 ± 1.08 | 3.01 ± 1.07 |
Contacts | ||
 Number of people in contact with over last 2 weeks, mean ± SD | 4.39 ± 2.41 | 4.41 ± 2.56 |
 Overall number of contacts (visits, phone calls) over last 2 weeks, mean ± SD | 39.85 ± 31.03 | 46.29 ± 45.33 |