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Table 2 Sample description

From: Mindfulness training during brief periods of hospitalization in multiple sclerosis (MS): beneficial alterations in fatigue and the mediating role of depression

Demographic data

Statistic

N (male/female)

13/17

Age (M, SD)

53.3, 13.17

Clinical characteristics

 MS type (N: RRMS, SPMS, PPMS)

11, 18, 1

 Treatment (N: current corticosteroid: yes/no)

23/7

 Disability level (EDSS: median, range)

5.25, 2–8.5

 Current relapse (N: yes/no)

4/26

 Depression (N: yes/no)*

8/22

 Cognitive Fatigue (N: yes/no)*

16/14

 Physical Fatigue (N: yes/no)*

21/9

 Days spent in hospital: median (range)

8 (4–21)

Mindfulness intervention

 Sessions completed: median (range)

4 (3–9)

 Optional sessions completed: N (yes/no)

11/19

  1. EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale; M = mean; PPMS = primary progressive MS; RRMS = relapsing remitting MS; SD = standard deviation; SPMS = secondary progressive MS; *presence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms and fatigue based on respective cut-off scores of the CES-D and WEIMuS, see self-report measures for details
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BMC Neurology

ISSN: 1471-2377

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