Table 1

A description of participating services

Patient Population
Sex Ratio (m:f)
Service Description
Sample Size
Proportion Female*
Age (sd)**
Duration of Illness In Years***

Cardiology
2:1
Inpatients receiving medical management and diagnostic procedures admitted for cardiac and postoperative thoracic surgery
30
40.0%
66.2 (12.7)
6.6 (11.9)
Renal Dialysis
3:2
Outpatients receiving regular hemodialysis
29
58.6%
61.4 (15.2)
10.5 (8.8)
Mental Health
2:3
Inpatient psychiatric services and outpatient attendees in a day program providing various forms of individual and group medical and psychosocial therapies
19
57.9%
43.5 (8.8)
8.2 (8.5)
Cancer
0:1
Outpatients attending a genito-urinary follow-up clinic, being seen for counseling, or attending meditation or support groups
29
44.8%
59.1 (14.1)
2.4 (4.0)
Chronic Pain
1:8
Outpatients attending medical and psychosocial treatments for chronic pain of difference etiologies
14
92.9%
47.1 (11.4)
8.4 (7.4)
Sleep Disorders
1:6
Outpatients receiving assessment and/or treatment for breathing problems during sleep
15
40.0%
50.0 (11.6)
5.4 (7.2)

* Chi-square(5) = 13.3, p < .05 ** F(1,5) = 10.55, p < .0001 ***F(1,5) = 2.69, p < .05

Atkinson et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004 2:36   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-2-36