Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Questions Evaluating Therapeutic Value of Intervention, STORY from 2004 to 2009.

Therapeutic Factor	Item	N	Mean	SD	Range
Interpersonal learning	It was good to learn from other patients about their feelings.	39	3.97	0.16	3-4
Cohesiveness	I felt supported by the group members.	39	3.87	0.34	3-4
Universality	I liked the sharing with other women with breast cancer.	38	3.84	0.37	3-4
Instillation of hope	I felt hopeful about the future when hearing from other people in the group.	39	3.82	0.39	3-4
Interpersonal learning	The group helped me feel better about myself.	39	3.79	0.41	3-4
Interpersonal learning	The group helped me cope with having cancer.	39	3.74	0.44	3-4
Catharsis	I was able to express my feelings	39	3.72	0.45	3-4
Catharsis	I was able to express my concerns in the group.	39	3.72	0.45	3-4
Catharsis	I could share thoughts in the group that I could not share with most people.	38	3.63	0.49	3-4
Interpersonal learning	I learned other ways to deal with problems.	39	3.56	0.55	2-4

Scores range from strong agree (4) to Strong Disagree (1).