Table 4.
Secondary Outcomes Reported by Patients and Caregivers.
| Secondary Outcome | Outcome Measure | F statistic, Repeated measures ANOVA | P value | T1 | T2 | T3 | Effect size | Pairwise comparison with Bonferroni correction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||
| Supportive care needs | Patient SCNS -SF34 | F(2, 44) = 0.59 | .557 | 77.43 | 30.97 | 72.57 | 32.01 | 78.91 | 29.05 | ƞp2 .026 | n.s. |
| Caregiver CNSAT | F(1.36, 33.96) = 6.56 # | .009* | 14.31 | 10.26 | 9.08 | 7.98 | 7.77 | 8.18 | ƞp2 .208 | T1-T3: .019 * | |
| Information needs | Patient PINQ | F(2, 46) = 8.49 | .001 | 29.87 | 17.74 | 20.88 | 19.30 | 20.50 | 18.13 | ƞp2 .270 | T1-T3: .007 * |
| Caregiver PINQ |
F(2, 50) = 12.36 | < .001* | 19.50 | 11.60 | 11.19 | 7.50 | 12.50 | 10.79 | ƞp2 .331 | T1-T3: .002 * | |
| Quality of life | Patient FACT-Br |
F(2, 42) = 6.72 | .003* | 127.12 | 27.10 | 138.07 | 32.91 | 124.27 | 29.38 | ƞp2 .242 |
T1-T2: .042*
T2-T3: < .001* |
| Patient FACT-G |
F(2, 42) = 11.51 | < .001* | 77.10 | 16.98 | 86.50 | 21.32 | 73.36 | 18.22 | ƞp2 .354 |
T1-T2: .010*
T2-T3: < .001* |
|
| Caregiver CQOLC | F(2,44) = 2.65 | .080 | 56.09 | 18.51 | 49.96 | 21.75 | 50.26 | 18.43 | ƞp2 .107 | n.s. | |
| Preparedness to care | Caregiver PCS |
F(1.49, 37.42) = 3.73 # | .042* | 17.38 | 7.71 | 19.77 | 6.70 | 19.73 | 5.30 | ƞp2 .130 | T1-T3: .043 * |
*significant difference across time; n.s. = non-significant.
# Greenhouse-Geisser correction applied.Abbreviations: SCNS-SF34, Supportive Care Needs Survey - Short Form; CNSAT, Carer Support Care Needs Assessment Tool; PINQ, Patient Information Needs Questionnaire; FACT-Br, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Brain cancer module; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General; CQOLC, Caregiver Quality of Life Index for Cancer; PCS, Preparedness for Caregiving Scale.