TABLE 1

Concept items with response scales and statistical results

Response scalePre-mindfulness
mean±sd
Post-mindfulness
mean±sd
p-value
Physical items0–10 (None at all to worst possible)
 Shortness of breath?2.77±2.461.83±2.060.002
 Coughing?1.56±2.380.78±1.57ns
 Body pain?4.08±2.873.27±2.73ns
 Headache?2.44±2.861.43±2.190.009
 Fatigue?5.62±2.733.57±2.79<0.001
 Nausea?1.42±2.520.48±1.040.041
Psychological items0–10 (None at all to worst possible)
 Feelings of stress?4.08±2.992.43±2.660.012
 Anxiety?3.96±2.892.17±2.310.002
 Feel worried?4.27±2.922.30±2.180.001
 Depressed?3.77±3.022.13±2.360.003
Additional items
 Ability to focus?0–10 (Not able at all to excellent focus)3.69±2.343.48±2.48ns
 Overall sense of well-being?0–10 (Extremely poor to excellent well-being)4.58±2.163.30±1.92<0.01
 Feel sense of motivation?0–10 (Not at all to excellent motivation)3.80±2.362.82±2.15<0.01
Workshop
 How beneficial?0–10 (Not at all to extremely beneficial)7.54±1.88
 How likely to recommend to others with0–10 (Not at all likely to extremely7.81±2.19
  sarcoidosis?likely)
 How easy to incorporate into daily life?0–10 (Not at all easy to extremely easy)7.84±1.72
 How likely to seek similar experiences?0–10 (Not at all likely to extremely likely)7.24±1.99
 How likely to introduce into daily routine?0–10 (Not at all likely to extremely likely)7.76±1.92

ns: nonsignificant.