Affect and Mindfulness as Predictors of Change in Mood Disturbance, Stress Symptoms, and Quality of Life in a Community-Based Yoga Program for Cancer Survivors

Table 3

Longitudinal multilevel regression model.

Predictor	Mood disturbance (POMS-SF total)				Stress symptoms (C-SOSI total)				Quality of life (FACT-G total)
	Est. (SE)	df	𝑡	𝑃	Est. (SE)	df	𝑡	𝑃	Est. (SE)	df	𝑡	𝑃
Intercept	16.98 (2.10)	76.35	8.09	.000	54.89 (2.40)	69.19	22.87	.000	76.95 (1.49)	60.94	51.53	.000
Time
Linear Time	−5.36 (2.22)	91.15	−2.41	.018	−3.90 (0.97)	108.75	−4.04	.000	0.27 (0.16)	60.05	1.65	.104
Time^2	1.59 (0.74)	86.47	2.16	.033	0.41 (0.11)	90.10	3.62	.000	—	—	—	—
Time^3	−0.12 (0.06)	85.68	−1.96	.053	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Predictors
Beliefs about Yoga	−0.57 (0.22)	52.55	−2.63	.011	−0.79 (0.27)	50.62	−2.87	.006	0.42 (0.19)	57.19	2.23	.030
Physical activity
Leisure score index	−0.17 (0.08)	161.15	−2.17	.032	—	—	—	—	0.14 (0.05)	173.61	2.86	.005
Mod.-to-vigorous PA	—	—	—	—	−0.03 (0.01)	174.50	−2.10	.037	—	—	—	—
Affect
Energy	−0.67 (0.34)	178.62	−1.96	.052	—	—	—	—	0.44 (0.17)	158.34	2.62	.010
Tension	—	—	—	—	1.35 (0.33)	158.74	4.07	.000	−0.81 (0.19)	150.36	−4.27	.000
Tiredness	0.75 (0.31)	176.96	2.45	.015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mindfulness
Act w/awareness	−0.58 (0.25)	144.80	−2.33	.021	−0.67 (0.29)	174.16	−2.29	.023	—	—	—	—
Nonjudgment	—	—	—	—	−0.76 (0.24)	185.89	−3.20	.002	0.56 (0.12)	180.77	4.71	.000
Nonreaction	−0.56 (0.26)	140.04	−2.13	.035	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pseudo 𝑅^2	Mood disturbance = 0.31				Stress symptoms = 0.40				Quality of life = 0.29

Variables excluded (𝑃>.1): age, time since diagnosis, previous Yoga Thrive program experience, current Yoga Thrive class attendance, calmness (ADACL), observe and describe (FFMQ), Est.: estimate, df: degrees of freedom, and 𝑃: significance.