Table 2.

Psychological parameters of the participants (n = 45) at baseline

	M	SD
NCCN-DT a (sum score)	6.36	2.07
PHQ-9 b (sum score)	9.07	4.87
GAD-7 c (sum score)	6.74	4.19
SSUK-8 d (sum score)  Subscale positive support  Subscale detrimental interaction	11.57 4.44	3.03 2.61

Notes mean scores of participants at baseline on the standardized questionnaires

M = mean, SD = standard deviation

^a DT: Distress-Thermometer (Mehnert et al. 2006), Range from 0–10

^b PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire (Kroenke et al. 2001), Range from 0–27

^c GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (Spitzer et al. 2006), Range from 0–21

^d SSUK-8: Questionnaire for social support during illness (Ullrich and Mehnert 2010), Range from 0–16