Table 4.
ANOVA results comparing groups attended by cancer patients (N = 296) for group experience questionnaire subscale percentile ranks (across groups).
| Mean Percentile Rank of Subscale | Therapist-Led | Non-Therapist-Led | p Value, d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford SET | TWC/CSC | |||
| (n = 20) | (n = 228) | (n = 48) | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Expressing True Feelings | 59.56 (29.24) | 53.49 (27.51) | 30.54 (26.50) | 0.001 |
| SET vs. TWC/CSC | 0.64 a, 00.21 | |||
| SET vs. NTL | 0.001 b, 1.04 | |||
| TWC/CSC vs. NTL | 0.001 c, 0.85 | |||
| Discussing Sexual Concerns | 79.77 (19.81) | 51.98 (26.10) | 30.06 (26.55) | 0.001 |
| SET vs. TWC/CSC | 0.001 a, 1.20 | |||
| SET vs. NTL | 0.001 b, 2.12 | |||
| TWC/CSC vs. NTL | 0.001 c, 0.83 | |||
| Developing a New Attitude | 38.66 (27.79) | 53.61 (27.75) | 38.62 (30.35) | 0.001 |
| SET vs. TWC/CSC | 0.08 a, 0.65 | |||
| SET vs. NTL | 0.94 b, 0.09 | |||
| TWC/CSC vs. NTL | 0.02 c, 0.49 | |||
| Accessing Resources and Advice | 45.19 (28.72) | 52.10 (28.10) | 43.09 (30.20) | 0.10 |
| Establishing Supportive Contact | 50.97 (24.89) | 50.75 (28.70) | 47.15 (31.55) | 0.73 |
Note: Significance tests were two-tailed. Study variables are subscales of the Group Experience Questionnaire (GEQ). We used Sheffe post-hoc tests to adjust for multiple comparisons. a: SET vs. TWC/CSC; b: SET vs. Non-Therapist-Led (NTL); c: TWC/CSC vs. NTL; d: Cohen’s d effect size.