Table 5.
Comparisons of Significant Quality of Life Items Between Tele-Motivational Interviewing Users and Nonusers (Based on Perception of Use)
| Baseline (mean ± SD) | Postintervention (Mean ± SD) | Difference (95% Confidence Interval) | P | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item (n = 29) | Users (n = 17) | Nonusers (n = 12) | Users (n = 17) | Nonusers (n = 12) | Users (n = 17) | Nonusers (n = 12) | Users (n = 17) |
Nonusers (n = 12) |
Between Groups |
| Quality of life (total score) | 281.9 ± 40.84 | 250.3 ± 60.22 | 307.2 ± 37.58 | 253.3 ± 54.57 | +25.3 (12.60 to 37.99) | +3.0 (−14.46 to 20.46) | .001* | .71 | .03* |
| Physical well-being | |||||||||
| Fatigue | 5.2 ± 2.65 | 6.2 ± 2.62 | 7.1 ± 2.29 | 5.7 ± 3.14 | +1.9 (0.80 to 3.08) | −0.5 (−1.79 to 0.79) | .002* | .41 | .005* |
| Appetite changes | 7.1 ± 2.55 | 9.1 ± 1.73 | 8.4 ± 2.15 | 7.8 ± 2.44 | +1.3 (0.18 to 2.29) | −1.3 (−2.86 to 0.36) | .02* | .12 | .007* |
| Sleep changes | 6.1 ± 2.62 | 7.8 ± 2.26 | 7.5 ± 1.88 | 6.8 ± 2.93 | +1.4 (0.39 to 2.31) | −1.0 (−2.84 to 0.84) | .009* | .26 | .01* |
| Psychological well-being | |||||||||
| How good is your quality of life? | 7.9 ± 1.09 | 6.1 ± 3.03 | 8.3 ± 1.21 | 8.3 ± 1.29 | +0.4 (−0.40 to 1.10) | +2.2 (0.16 to 4.17) | .33 | .04* | .05* |
| How useful do you feel? | 7.6 ± 2.24 | 6.7 ± 1.97 | 8.4 ± 1.62 | 6.9 ± 1.78 | +0.8 (0.03 to 1.50) | +0.2 (−0.42 to 0.92) | .04* | .43 | .30 |
| How much depression do you have? | 8.5 ± 1.66 | 6.6 ± 3.18 | 8.9 ± 1.97 | 6.5 ± 3.26 | +0.4 (0.04 to 0.66) | −0.1 (−1.00 to 0.83) | .03* | .85 | .27 |
| To what extent are you fearful of: | |||||||||
| Future diagnostic tests | 6.1 ± 2.98 | 4.3 ± 3.11 | 7.3 ± 1.96 | 5.3 ± 2.60 | +1.2 (−0.58 to 2.93) | +1.0 | .18 (0.28 to 1.55) | .009* | .80 |
| A second cancer | 5.6 ± 2.83 | 5.9 ± 3.18 | 7.4 ± 2.62 | 5.6 ± 3.06 | +1.8 (0.44 to 3.21) | −0.3 (−1.56 to 0.89) | .01* | .56 | .03* |
| Recurrence of cancer | 5.1 ± 2.61 | 4.4 ± 3.70 | 7.1 ± 2.63 | 4.1 ± 3.58 | +2.0 (0.62 to 3.38) | −0.3 (−1.16 to 0.49) | .007* | .39 | .01* |
| Social concerns | |||||||||
| To what degree has your illness and treatment interfered with your employment? | 7.2 ± 3.07 | 6.5 ± 3.78 | 8.9 ± 1.76 | 8.2 ± 2.59 | +1.7 (0.35 to 2.94) | +1.7 (−0.14 to 3.47) | .02* | .07 | .99 |
| To what degree has your illness and treatment interfered with your activities at home? | 7.0 ± 2.65 | 6.8 ± 2.41 | 8.2 ± 1.74 | 6.3 ± 2.90 | +1.2 (0.01 to 2.34) | −0.5 (−2.14 to 1.14) | .05 | .52 | .08 |
| Spiritual well-being | |||||||||
| How much has your spiritual life changed as a result of your cancer diagnosis? | 4.8 ± 3.77 | 5.8 ± 2.70 | 7.4 ± 2.87 | 3.9 ± 2.64 | +2.6 (0.86 to 4.31) | −1.9 (−3.13 to −0.54) | .006* | .01* | <.001 |
| Do you sense a purpose/mission for your life or a reason for being alive? | 7.4 ± 2.45 | 6.2 ± 1.95 | 8.4 ± 2.43 | 6.2 ± 1.95 | +1.0 (0.06 to 2.06) | 0.0 (−1.08 to 1.08) | .04 | 1.00 | .14 |
| How hopeful do you feel? | 8.1 ± 1.39 | 7.2 ± 1.80 | 9.0 ± 1.06 | 7.3 ± 1.91 | +0.9 (0.44 to 1.44) | +0.1 (−0.71 to 0.87) | .001 | .82 | .05* |
*
P ≤ .05.
Notes: Values were reported as mean scores before and after the intervention with SDs, differences in scores, and confidence intervals. Paired t tests were used to evaluate within-group differences, and 2-sample t tests for between-group differences.