Table 4.

Correlations of Total Satisfaction Score with Psychosocial Variables (N = 86 patient-spouse dyads)

Variables	Patient		Spouse
	Baselinea r	Follow-upb r	Baselinea r	Follow-upb r
APPRAISAL
Negative Appraisal of Illness/Caregiving	−.28**	.05	−.14	−.25*
Uncertainty	−.36***	−.04	−.21	−.31**
Hopelessness	−.21	.04	−.14	−.02
RESOURCES
Communication	.19	.09	.14	.25*
Self-Efficacy	.35***	.29*	.25*	.06
Active Coping	−.06	.05	−.13	−.11
Avoidance Coping	−.26*	−.12	−.16	.12
QUALITY OF LIFE
Fact G: Total	.28**	.16	.03	.05
SF 12: Physical Summary	.13	.17	.05	.10
SF 12: Mental Summary	.20	.11	.12	.20
Need for Intervention	.27*		.26*

^***p≤..001;

^**p≤..01;

^*p≤.05

^aCorrelations (r_xy): x=variables assessed at baseline, y=total satisfaction assessed at 4 months

^bPartial correlations (r_xy..b): x=variables assessed at 4 months, y=total satisfaction assessed at 4 months, b=controlled for baseline