Table 3. Changes in psychosocial outcomes over 6 months (N=34).
| Outcome | Values, mean (SD) | Mean change (SD) at 3 monthsa |
Mean change (SD) at 6 monthsb |
Effect size at 3 monthsc | Effect size at 6 monthsd | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||||
| Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | |||||||
| Familiarity | 22.0 (12.3) | 28.9 (13.1) | 26.4 (13.5) | 33.2 (16.5) | 31.1 (11.7) | 31.1 (14.6) | 3.1 (7.1) | 1.7 (8.2) | 9.1 (9.6) | 1.6 (7.1) | 0.11 | 0.58 | ||||
| Comprehension | 5.7 (3.6) | 4.4 (3.7) | 7.6 (3.6) | 5.6 (4.4) | 7.7 (4.0) | 7.3 (3.8) | 2.2 (3.5) | 1.2 (3.7) | 2.1 (4.5) | 2.9 (4.0) | 0.27 | −0.22 | ||||
| Reading ability | 6.6 (3.2) | 6.1 (4.2) | 7.7 (2.4) | 9.2 (3.1) | 9.4 (2.1) | 9.0 (3.1) | 0.7 (2.9) | 0.7 (4.6) | 2.8 (2.4) | 2.4 (3.8) | 0 | 0.1 | ||||
| MOS-SSe,f | 27.5 (6.0) | 30.4 (7.1) | —g | — | 29.8 (7.3) | 30.2 (6.5) | — | — | 2.3 (8.0) | −0.2 (3.7) | — | 0.37 | ||||
| Self-Efficacy-Bh | 10.7 (1.4) | 11.1 (1.9) | 10.5 (1.7) | 11.1 (2.1) | 10.7 (1.7) | 11.0 (1.8) | −0.1 (1.8) | 0.0 (1.3) | 0.0 (1.8) | −0.1 (1.6) | −0.06 | 0.06 | ||||
| Self-Efficacy-Ci | 10.5 (1.5) | 11.2 (1.6) | 10.4 (1.9) | 11.3 (2.1) | 10.7 (1.4) | 11.3 (1.8) | 0.1 (2.2) | 0.1 (1.8) | 0.3 (1.5) | 0.2 (2.1) | 0 | 0.06 | ||||
| EQ-5De | 8.7 (1.8) | 9.7 (0.7) | — | — | 7.9 (2.0) | 8.1 (2.2) | — | — | −0.8 (2.0) | −1.7 (2.3) | — | 0.65 | ||||
a
Mean change from baseline to 3 months.
b
Mean change from baseline to 6 months.
c
Difference in mean change from baseline to 3 months divided by the pooled SD at baseline.
d
Difference in mean change from baseline to 6 months divided by the pooled SD at baseline.
e
Assessment performed at baseline and 6 months only.
f
MOS-SS: Medical Outcomes Survey-Social Support.
g
Not applicable.
h
Self-Efficacy-B: Self-Efficacy-Breast Cancer.
i
Self-Efficacy-C: Self-Efficacy-Cervical Cancer.