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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2009 Nov-Dec;32(6):482–492. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181b311e9

Table 2.

Means (SD) of Eight Item Satisfaction Scale with Total Score (N = 86 patient-spouse dyads)

Items Patients Mean (SD) Spouses Mean (SD)
Satisfaction with…
Content and Delivery
1. How both patient/spouse were involved in the discussions 4.67 (.66) 4.64 (.65)
2. How you were assisted to maintain positive outlook 4.57 (.70) 4.49 (.81)
3. Information you received on coping with the illness 4.42 (.77) 4.35 (.83)
4. How your questions were answered 4.53 (.72) 4.58 (.66)
5. Information you received on managing the side effects of illness 4.33 (.76) 4.37 (.80)
6. Amount of understanding shown by FOCUS intervention nurse 4.67 (.60) 4.66 (.69)
7. Usefulness of supplementary educational materials received 3.87 (.97) 4.01 (.83)
8. Whether FOCUS program is useful for couples facing prostate cancer? 4.30 (.93) 4.35 (.89)
TOTAL 35.37 (4.0) 35.45 (4.7)