Research Article
A Randomized Clinical Hypnosis Pilot Study: Improvements in Self-Reported Pain Impact in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Table 4
Demographic characteristics of intervention and control group at baseline (n = 31).
| | Characteristics | Total | Group A | Group B |
| | Age | | Mean ± SD | 36.2 ± 11.8 | 37.7 ± 13.6 | 34.7 ± 10.0 | | | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | | 19–36 years | 19 (61.3) | 8 (53.3) | 11 (68.8) | | 37–57 years | 12 (38.7) | 7 (46.7) | 5 (31.3) |
| | Gender | | Male | 16 (51.6) | 6 (40.0) | 10 (62.5) | | Female | 15 (48.4) | 9 (60.0) | 6 (37.5) |
| | Ethnicity | | Hispanic | 2 (6.5) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (6.3) | | Non-Hispanic | 29 (93.5) | 14 (93.3) | 15 (93.8) |
| | Race | | Black/African-American | 25 (80.6) | 12 (80.0) | 13 (81.3) | | American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | | Others | 5 (16.1) | 3 (20.0) | 2 (12.5) |
| | Education | | High school or some college | 21 (67.7) | 10 (66.7) | 11 (68.8) | | Graduate or postgraduate | 10 (32.3) | 5 (33.3) | 5 (31.3) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 7 (22.6) | 3 (20.0) | 4 (25.0) | | Not married | 24 (77.4) | 12 (80.0) | 12 (75.0) |
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Comparisons using the independent two-sample t-test and Fisher’s exact test showed no statistically significant differences for the measures shown.
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