Table 3.
Baseline and postintervention scores after the 8-week intervention for the planned Buddy trial outcome measures.
| Measurements | Score in the blended group (n=12), mean (SD) | Effect size, Hedges g (95% CI) | Score in the unguided group (n=12), mean (SD) | Effect size, Hedges g (95% CI) | ||||
|
|
Baseline | Postintervention |
|
Baseline | Postintervention |
|
||
| Psychological distress (HADSa) | 13.6 (7.1)b | 12.1 (6.8) | 0.21 (–0.61 to 1.03) | 18.4 (8.3)c | 17.4 (5.8)d | 0.13 (–0.84 to 1.10) | ||
| Fear of cancer recurrence (FCRI-SFe) | 78.4 (18.6)b | 78.5 (14.2) | 0.01 (–0.82 to 0.81) | 94.7 (18.5)c | 93.1 (15.1)d | 0.09 (–0.88 to 1.05) | ||
| Fatigue (CISf) | 33.7 (5.5)b | 36.7 (4.6) | 0.57 (–1.41 to 0.26) | 33.2 (7.3)c | 32.6 (4.4)d | 0.09 (–0.88 to 1.06) | ||
| Rumination (RRQg) | 37.4 (7.4)b | 35.2 (5.9)b | 0.32 (–0.52 to 1.16) | 40.1 (4.9)c | 39.4 (4.9)d | 0.14 (–0.83 to 1.10) | ||
| Mindfulness skills (FFMQ-SFh) | 75.5 (7.8)b | 77.2 (5.9)b | 0.24 (–1.08 to 0.60) | 77.6 (3.3)c | 75.6 (4.1)d | 0.52 (–0.46 to 1.50) | ||
| Self-compassion (SCS-SFi) | 47.8 (7.6)b | 48.9 (7.2)b | 0.14 (–0.98 to 0.69) | 53.2 (7.2)c | 54.7 (3.0)d | 0.24 (–1.21 to 0.73) | ||
| Positive mental health (MHC-SFj) | 37.5 (15.9)b | 43.3 (15.0) | 0.36 (–1.19 to 0.46) | 39.3 (12.7)c | 33.7 (9.9)d | 0.46 (–0.52 to 1.43) | ||
| Engagement with intervention (TWEETSk) | 24.9 (3.0)b | 23.4 (5.7)b | 0.32 (–0.52 to 1.16) | 25.5 (2.4)c | 16.4 (8.4)d | 1.53 (0.44 to 2.63) | ||
aHADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
bn=11.
cn=10.
dn=7.
eFCRI-SF: Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory-Short Form.
fCIS: Checklist Individual Strength.
gRRQ: Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire.
hFFMQ-SF: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Short Form.
iSCS-SF: Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form.
jMHC-SF: Mental Health Continuum-Short Form.
kTWEETS: Twente Engagement with E-health Technologies Scale.