Table II.

Adjusted mean scores reflecting symptom burden, stress, and perceptions of health-related quality of life by intervention and control group participants (n = 37)^a

	Patients		Care partners
	Intervention	Control	Intervention	Control
SOBQ	49.51 ± 22.64	49.88 ± 22.64
Beck Anxiety	15.13 ± 6.92	8.56 ± 6.95	2.22 ± 4.28	4.72 ± 4.32
Beck Depression	9.71 ± 4.34	9.44 ± 4.35	4.33 ± 3.29	4.84 ± 3.29
Perceived Stress	19.32 ± 3.64	18.20 ± 3.65	17.61 ± 2.68	20.99 ± 2.69
SF-36 Physical	31.06 ± 4.61	36.04 ± 4.63	50.12 ± 5.72	51.31 ± 5.72
SF-36 Mental	55.98 ± 2.71	55.61± 2.71	50.52 ± 1.67	50.05 ± 1.67

SOBQ, Shortness of Breath Questionnaire; SF-36, Short Form-36.

^aValues are mean ± standard deviation.