Table 5.
Type of symptom management strategy and perceived effectiveness.
| Time 1 (n = 735) |
Time 2 (n = 519) |
Time 3 (n = 557) |
Time 4 (n = 499) |
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| N (%) | M effect | N (%) | M effect | N (%) | M effect | N (%) | M effect | |
| Medication | 403 (65.7) | 1.9 (0.9) | 177 (85.9) | 2.4 (0.6) | 100 (22.5) | 2.2 (0.6) | 39 (28.9) | 2.8 (0.4) |
| Complementary/traditional treatments | 230 (37.0) | 1.5 (0.6) | 25 (30.9) | 2.4 (0.6) | 13 (2.9) | 2.8 (0.5) | 0 | 0 |
| Self-comforting | 250 (39.9) | 1.5 (0.7) | 23 (28.4) | 1.5 (0.6) | 13 (2.9) | 2.2 (0.7) | 4 (3.0) | 2.3 (0.5) |
| Change in diet | 377 (39.7) | 1.5 (0.7) | 17 (21.8) | 1.8 (0.4) | 4 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | 3 |
| Seeking help | 241 (38.5) | 1.5 (0.7) | 17 (22.7) | 1.4 (0.5) | 8 (1.8) | 1.8 (0.7) | 2 (1.5) | 2.5 (0.7) |
| Exercise | 37 (5.9) | 1.9 (0.9) | 5 (7.4) | 1.7 (0.8) | 4 (0.9) | 2.8 (0.5) | 0 | 0 |
| Spiritual care | 208 (33.3) | 1.6 (0.7) | 45 (46.4) | 2.2 (0.7) | 20 (4.5) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2 (1.5) | 2.0 (0.0) |
| Daily thoughts/activities | 233 (37.3) | 1.4 (0.6) | 21 (26.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 5 (1.1) | 2.0 (1.0) | 0 | 0 |