Table 3.
Frequencies and Percentages for Intervention Acceptability Questions Administered After the Conclusion of the 10-Week Program
| Item | Rating | All Participants (n = 52) |
EE Condition (n = 21)a |
CBSM Condition (n = 31) |
Attended at Least 1 of the 10 Sessions (n = 48) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This program was a good use of my time | Completely agree | 45 (86%) | 17 (81%) | 28 (90%) | 43 (90%) |
| Agree | 5 (10%) | 3 (14%) | 2 (6%) | 4 (8%) | |
| Disagree | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| This program was helpful | Completely agree | 44 (85%) | 17 (81%) | 27 (87%) | 42 (88%) |
| Agree | 7 (13%) | 3 (14%) | 4 (13%) | 6 (12%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| This program will be helpful in my daily life | Completely agree | 41(80%) | 15 (71%) | 26 (87%) | 39 (83%) |
| Agree | 9 (18%) | 5 (24%) | 4 (13%) | 8 (17%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Declined to answer | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| This program has helped me deal with my breast cancer | Completely agree | 42 (81%) | 15 (71%) | 27 (87%) | 40 (83%) |
| Agree | 7 (13%) | 4 (19%) | 3 (10%) | 7 (15%) | |
| Disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 2 (4%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | |
| I felt comfortable with my group leader | Completely agree | 44 (86%) | 17 (81%) | 27 (90%) | 42 (89%) |
| Agree | 6 (12%) | 3 (14%) | 3 (10%) | 5 (11%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Declined to answer | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| The group leader made everyone feel welcome and understood | Completely agree | 47 (92%) | 19 (90%) | 28 (93%) | 45 (96%) |
| Agree | 3 (6%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (4%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Declined to answer | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| It was easy to participate in the weekly groups | Completely agree | 42 (81%) | 17 (81%) | 25 (81%) | 40 (83%) |
| Agree | 7 (13%) | 3 (14%) | 4 (13%) | 7 (15%) | |
| Disagree | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| The staff made it easy to schedule my appointments | Completely agree | 45 (86%) | 18 (86%) | 27 (87%) | 44 (92%) |
| Agree | 5 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (13%) | 4 (8%) | |
| Disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| It was easy to do the surveys and questionnaires | Completely agree | 39 (75%) | 14 (67%) | 25 (81%) | 37 (77%) |
| Agree | 12 (23%) | 6 (29%) | 6 (19%) | 11 (23%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| The Participant Workbook was easy to read and understand | Completely agree | 41 (79%) | 16 (76%) | 25 (81%) | 40 (83%) |
| Agree | 9 (17%) | 4 (19%) | 5 (16%) | 7 (15%) | |
| Disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | |
| The program staff was friendly and helpful | Completely agree | 48 (92%) | 19 (90%) | 29 (94%) | 45 (94%) |
| Agree | 3 (6%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (6%) | 3 (6%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Overall, this was a good program | Completely agree | 47 (92%) | 18 (86%) | 29 (97%) | 45 (96%) |
| Agree | 3 (6%) | 2 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (4%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Declined to answer | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| This program was applicable to my life experience | Completely agree | 44 (85%) | 15 (71%) | 29 (94%) | 42 (88%) |
| Agree | 6 (12%) | 5 (24%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (10%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 2 (4%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | |
| I would recommend this program to other women who have had breast cancer | Completely agree | 47 (90%) | 18 (86%) | 29 (94%) | 45 (94%) |
| Agree | 3 (6%) | 2 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (4%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Completely disagree | 2 (4%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) |
Note: CBSM = cognitive-behavioral stress management; EE = enhanced breast cancer education.
a
One participant had missing data for this questionnaire.