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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2016 May 5;26(9):1316–1323. doi: 10.1002/pon.4146

Table 3.

Study Variables and Values at Baseline

Items Patient Mean (SD) Caregiver Mean (SD) Difference Testsa
Number of comorbidities/conditions 1.82 (1.44) 1.48 (1.35) **
Meaning-based coping (latent variable with 4 items)b
 I’ve grown a lot since this …situation began (PT) / most recent situation began (CG) 3.58 (1.08) 3.61 (.887) NS
 Each day has become more meaningful since this…situation started (PT) / most recent situation started (CG) 3.79 (1.04) 3.77 (.928) NS
 My relationships with others have become […] since this situation began…closer and more meaningful (PT) / more meaningful (CG) 3.89 (.897) 3.57 (.954) **
 I’ve discovered […] I never knew I had…inner strengths (PT)/resources (CG) 3.63 (.897) 3.21 (.980) **
Quality of life ( FACT-G summary score)c 75.73 (16.71) 76.49 (15.81) NS
a

Paired sample t-tests;

**

p<.001;

NS: not significant.

b

Patients (PT) completed the Appraisal of Illness Scale (range: 1–5); Caregivers (CG) completed the Appraisal of Caregiving Scale (range: 1–5)

c

Patient range: 16.5 – 108; Caregiver range: 20.5 – 108