Table 2.
Changes in spiritual well-being and psychological functioning following supportive group therapy
| M Pre | M Post | d | p | M F/U | d | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritual well-being | |||||||
| FACIT total | 2.07 | 2.15 | 0.13 | 0.58 | 2.28 | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| Meaning/Peace | 2.35 | 2.53 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 2.70 | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| Faith | 1.51 | 1.37 | −0.24 | 0.33 | 1.42 | −0.22 | 0.45 |
| Psychological functioning | |||||||
| Depression | 14.50 | 16.22 | −0.27 | 0.27 | 16.46 | −0.17 | 0.55 |
| Hopelessness | 8.28 | 7.72 | 0.11 | 0.64 | 8.08 | 0.15 | 0.60 |
| Desire for death | 4.33 | 4.50 | −0.04 | 0.19 | 4.00 | 0.10 | 0.71 |
| Optimism | 2.51 | 2.45 | 0.12 | 0.63 | 2.75 | 0.38 | 0.20 |
| Anxiety | 2.06 | 2.11 | −0.13 | 0.61 | 1.93 | 0.07 | 0.80 |
M pre, group mean at baseline; M post, group mean at end of treatment; M F/U, group mean at 2-month follow-up assessment. Because between-group comparisons include only those subjects available for follow-up analyses, n = 18 for M pre and M post; n = 13 for M F/U. d, p correspond to effect size for comparison to baseline score (M pre).