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. 2016 Jun 20;34(24):2914–2924. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.9557

Table 2.

Noninferiority of Telephone to In Person Counseling on Psychosocial, Quality-of-Life, and Informed Decision–Making Outcomes by Intervention Arm: 1-Year Follow-Up

Outcome Baseline 1-Year Follow-Up 1-Year Change From Baseline
Overall Telephone In Person Overall Telephone In Person Overall Telephone In Person
No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean Score (95% CI)
Anxiety (possible scores range from 0 to 24) 988 2.69 (2.50 to 2.88) 493 2.76 (2.49 to 3.05) 495 2.61 (2.36 to 2.88) 785 2.56 (2.34 to 2.77) 403 2.74 (2.42 to 3.09) 382 2.37 (2.08 to 2.67) 785 −0.05 (−0.24 to 0.13) 403 −0.01 (−0.26 to 0.24) 382 −0.09 (−0.35 to 0.18)
Cancer-specific distress (possible scores range from 0 to 75) 981 15.43 (14.52 to 16.35) 490 15.41 (14.21 to 16.62) 491 15.45 (14.22 to 16.80) 770 10.64 (9.68 to 11.56) 397 11.19 (9.91 to 12.52) 373 10.06 (8.81 to 11.34) 764 −4.09 (−4.92 to −3.31) 395 −3.77 (−4.84 to −2.69) 369 −4.43 (−5.66 to −3.19)
Quality of life: physical health (possible scores range from 0 to 100) 985 49.61 (49.03 to 50.17) 491 49.55 (48.74 to 50.34) 494 49.67 (48.82 to 50.47) 776 50.14 (49.44 to 50.83) 397 49.75 (48.74 to 50.65) 379 50.54 (49.61 to 51.52) 776 −0.20 (−0.70 to 0.32) 397 −0.39 (−1.10 to 0.32) 379 0 (−0.62 to 0.65)
Quality of life: mental health (possible scores range from 0 to 100) 985 51.13 (50.57 to 51.70) 491 51.34 (50.50 to 52.14) 494 50.91 (50.14 to 51.70) 776 50.63 (49.95 to 51.29) 397 50.74 (49.77 to 51.70) 379 50.51 (49.60 to 51.41) 776 −0.93 (−1.49 to −0.35) 397 −0.79 (−1.58 to 0.04) 379 −1.09 (−1.90 to −0.23)
Decisional conflict (possible scores range from 0 to 100) 734 26.82 (25.70 to 27.95) 379 26.76 (25.19 to 28.38) 355 26.88 (25.32 to 28.62)
Decisional regret (possible scores range from 0 to 100) 731 21.22 (19.96 to 22.50) 377 21.07 (19.25 to 22.82) 354 21.38 (19.52 to 23.30)
Perceived personal control (possible scores range from 0 to 2) 786 1.53 (1.50 to 1.55) 405 1.52 (1.49 to 1.56) 381 1.53 (1.49 to 1.57)