Table 5.

Table 5 Change in Scores of the 22 QoL Scales. For Each of the 22 QoL Parameters, This Table Shows the Baseline-adjusted Difference in Change (intervention minus control), Standard Error, and p-value at T2 (six weeks after discharge) and at T3 (three months after discharge). ^∗

(Sub)Scale	Baseline Adjusted Difference in Change at T2 (6 weeks), Standard Error, and p-value			Baseline Adjusted Difference in Change at T3 (3 months), Standard Error, and p-value
1 State anxiety	−4.53	1.82	0.01	−2.13	1.76	0.23
2 Fear for consequences of the illness	−1.53	0.94	0.10	0.58	0.93	0.53
3 Fear related to specific head and neck problems	−2.59	1.05	0.02	−0.08	1.03	0.94
4 Fear for (additional) treatment	−0.12	0.61	0.84	−0.12	0.62	0.85
5 Fear for social interactions	−0.16	0.22	0.46	0.05	0.24	0.83
6 Fear related to interaction with care providers	−1.29	0.79	0.10	−0.08	0.89	0.93
7 Feelings of depression	−1.05	0.85	0.22	−0.74	0.87	0.39
8 Uncertainty–prospects of disease and treatment	0.06	1.25	0.66	−1.40	1.35	0.30
9 Uncertainty–access to help and problem solving	−0.94	1.06	0.40	−0.81	1.04	0.44
10 Uncertainty–how to handle practical consequences of the illness	−0.72	1.37	0.60	0.43	1.30	0.74
11 Uncertainty–how to cope with one’s own emotions	−0.60	0.84	0.48	0.12	0.89	0.89
12 Feelings of insecurity related to accessibility of aid	0.18	0.72	0.80	1.34	0.73	0.07
13 Feelings of insecurity related to surveillance of the illness by care providers	−0.03	0.47	0.95	0.34	0.50	0.50
14 Loss of control	0.28	0.37	0.44	0.31	0.40	0.44
15 Physical self efficacy	2.39	1.07	0.03	3.08	1.29	0.02
16 Self confidence in oral presentation	1.20	1.29	0.35	1.59	1.39	0.25
17 Perceived abilities in swallowing and food intake	2.63	1.29	0.04	1.62	1.31	0.22
18 Perceived speech abilities	0.77	0.90	0.39	−1.33	0.87	0.13
19 Loneliness	0.10	0.22	0.67	−0.14	0.24	0.57
20 General psychosocial complaints	−0.82	0.75	0.27	−0.91	0.72	0.21
21 General physical complaints	−1.27	0.52	0.02	−1.23	0.65	0.06
22 Head and neck specific complaints	−1.95	1.59	0.22	−2.97	1.59	0.06

^∗ Significant p-values (p<0.05) are shown in italic bold. For subscales 15 though 18, a positive baseline-adjusted difference means better QoL in the intervention group; for all other subscales a negative baseline-adjusted difference means better QoL in the intervention group.