Table 3.

Baseline (T1) and Follow-up (T2) Dependent Variables and Difference Scores by Group with Unadjusted and Adjusted Linear Regression Models

Dependent Variablea (scale range)	Usual Care Group (N=45)			Intervention Group (N=43)			Unadjusted p-valueb	Adjusted p-valued
	T1	T2	T2-T1	T1	T2	T2-T1
Overall QOL (0–108)	84.6	86.5	1.9	86.4	86.7	0.3	.51	.98 ii,iii,iv,vi
Breast cancer QOL (0–40)	27.2	28.5	1.3	26.7	26.7	0.1	.33	.88 i,ii,vi,vii,viii
Unmet needs (0–30)	6.20	3.73	−2.47	6.86	5.67	−1.19	.57c	.49 vi,vii
Distress (0–10)	3.11	2.62	−0.49	2.79	2.67	−0.12	.52	.46 i,iii,v,vi
Cancer worry (1–5)	2.28	2.04	−0.24	2.23	2.15	−0.08	.30	.31iii,iv,vi,vii

Abbreviations: QOL, quality of life; T1, baseline; T2, follow-up.

^aHigher scores indicate higher levels of the dependent variable

^bt-test or

^cWilcoxon rank-sum test

^dAdjusted for core variables (baseline level of the dependent variable, age, cancer stage, and cancer center site) plus the following:

ⁱsymptom interference T1,

ⁱⁱsymptom interference T2-T1,

ⁱⁱⁱunmet needs T1,

^ivunmet needs T2-T1,

^vinsurance status,

^vitype of surgery,

^viihormonal treatment,

^viiirace