Table 2.
Paired t-tests and Pearson Correlation Coefficients of Cancer-related Stress and FVC
| Scale range | Patients | Caregivers | Paired Comparisons | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N | M | SD | N | M | SD | t | df | p | ||
| Cancer-Related Stress (CRS) | 0 – 3 | 87 | 1.29 | 0.73 | 84 | 1.25 | 0.73 | − 1.57 | 81 | .12 |
| FVC at T1 | 0 – 7 | 86 | 3.21 | 1.92 | 82 | 2.66 | 2.11 | 1.84 | 78 | .07 |
| FVC at T2 | 0 – 7 | 67 | 2.67 | 2.19 | 74 | 2.78 | 1.99 | − 0.65 | 62 | .52 |
| FVC at T3 | 0 – 7 | 67 | 3.19 | 2.10 | 73 | 3.18 | 2.12 | − 0.09 | 61 | .93 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pt CRS at T1 | - | ||||||
| 2 Pt FVC at T1 | −.17 | - | |||||
| 3 Pt FVC at T2 | .19 | .43*** | - | ||||
| 4 Pt FVC at T3 | .16 | .31* | .54*** | - | |||
| 5 Cg CRS at T1 | .47*** | −.19† | −.11 | −.14 | - | ||
| 6 Cg FVC at T1 | −.26* | .16 | −.05 | .04 | −.20† | - | |
| 7 Cg FVC at T2 | −.13 | .04 | −.05 | .09 | −.23† | .77*** | - |
| 8 Cg FVC at T3 | −.04 | −.17 | −.06 | .13 | −.11 | .61*** | .58*** |
†
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001
Note. FVC = Days per week consuming ≥ 5 servings of fruits and vegetables; T1 = 2 months post-diagnosis; T2 = 6 months post-diagnosis; T3= 12 months post-diagnosis; Pt = Patients; Cg = Caregivers.