3.1. Participant Characterization
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CANCER, DISEASE, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER
We analyzed data from 173 individuals: 32 in the Control group (18.5%), 33 in the Miscellaneous group (19.1%), 39 in the Tranquility group (22.5%), 33 in the Emotions Up group (19.1%), and 36 in the Beauty group (20.8%). Overall, 81.5% of the sample received some intervention. Most participants were from Brazil (93.6%), born and currently living in urban areas (94.2% and 84.4%, respectively). Participants’ characteristics are presented in The mean age was 57 years, ranging from 22 to 90 years. The distribution by sex was 56.6% female, and the most frequent marital status was married. Regarding education level, 48.6% had completed undergraduate studies, and 33.5% had completed graduate studies.Intentional contact with nature was reported as daily by 41% of participants, with 6.4% reporting just once a year. The Nature Connection Scale had a concentration in higher scale values, indicating a general high nature connection among participants.A wide range of diagnoses was observed, with the most frequent being digestive system cancer (27.8%), followed by hematologic (21.0%) and reproductive system (20.9%) cancer. The current chemotherapy session number was an average of ten. The chemotherapy session at the time of the study was reported as the first for 41.0% of the participants, while the others were on average in their tenth session.Regarding the time since diagnosis, 25.4% reported knowing about the disease between 3 and 6 months ago, as well as between 1 and 5 years ago. The estimated treatment time exceeded three months for more than 90% of the participants (