Table 3:
Mean changes in social support, self-efficacy, processes of behavior change and decisional balance outcomes in cancer survivors.
| Intervention Group | Comparison Group | d | 95% CI for d | p* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12-weeks | Change | 95% CI | Baseline | 12-weeks | Change | 95% CI | ||||||
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||||||||
| Social Support | |||||||||||||
| Appraisal | 25.7±5.8 | 25.6±5.6 | 0.1±3.4 | −1.4 | 1.6 | 23.5±6.1 | 23.2±6.5 | −0.4±4.5 | −2.4 | 1.6 | .13 | −.27,.52 | .72 |
| Tangible | 26.1±5.0 | 26.1±4.3 | 0.2±3.1 | −1.2 | 1.6 | 24.4±5.7 | 22.7±7.1 | −1.5±3.2 | −2.9 | −0.1 | .53 | .13,.93 | .08 |
| Self-esteem | 22.6±3.4 | 23.0±4.2 | 0.5±3.3 | −1.0 | 2.0 | 20.2±3.7 | 20.2±4.7 | 0.1±4.4 | −1.9 | 2.0 | .12 | −.28,.51 | .75 |
| Belonging | 24.3±5.0 | 25.1±4.1 | 1.4±3.8 | −0.3 | 3.0 | 22.9±5.3 | 21.9±6.6 | −0.9±4.3 | −2.8 | 1.0 | .55 | .15,.95 | .08 |
| Self-efficacy | 2.8±0.7 | 3.1±0.8 | 0.3±1.0 | −0.1 | 0.7 | 2.7±0.8 | 2.4±1.0 | −0.3±0.9 | −0.7 | 0.1 | .60 | .20,1.00 | .03 |
| Processes of change | |||||||||||||
| Increasing knowledge | 3.3±0.8 | 3.3±0.9 | 0.0±0.9 | −0.4 | 0.4 | 2.9±0.8 | 3.1±0.9 | 0.1±0.9 | −0.3 | 0.5 | −.07 | −.46,.32 | .78 |
| Being aware of risks | 2.6±1.1 | 2.6±1.1 | −0.1± 1.0 | −0.5 | 0.4 | 2.7±1.1 | 2.7±0.9 | −0.1±1.0 | −0.5 | 0.3 | .01 | −.38,.40 | .98 |
| Caring about consequences | 3.2±1.2 | 3.1±1.0 | −0.0±1.0 | −0.4 | 0.4 | 3.1±0.8 | 3.0±0.8 | −0.2±0.7 | −0.4 | 0.2 | .17 | −.22,.56 | .62 |
| Comprehending benefits | 3.9±1.0 | 3.9±0.9 | −0.0±0.6 | −0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0±1.0 | 3.7±1.0 | −0.2±0.6 | −0.4 | 0.1 | .22 | −.17,.62 | .42 |
| Increasing health opportunities | 2.9±1.0 | 3.3±1.0 | 0.3±1.0 | −0.1 | 0.8 | 2.7±1.1 | 2.7±0.9 | 0.0±0.6 | −0.2 | 0.3 | .39 | 0,.79 | .17 |
| Substituting alternatives | 2.7±0.9 | 3.4±0.9 | 0.8±0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.9±0.8 | 2.6±0.9 | −0.2±0.8 | −0.5 | 0.2 | 1.12 | .71,1.55 | .00 |
| Enlisting social support | 2.7±0.9 | 3.3±1.1 | 0.7±1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.7±1.0 | 2.4±1.1 | −0.3±0.8 | −0.6 | 0.1 | 1.12 | .71,1.55 | .00 |
| Rewarding oneself | 3.0±0.8 | 3.6±0.7 | 0.5±1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.8±0.8 | 3.0±1.0 | 0.1±0.6 | −0.2 | 0.4 | .40 | 0,.79 | .18 |
| Committing oneself | 3.8±0.7 | 4.2±0.7 | 0.4±0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5±0.6 | 3.6±0.8 | 0.1±0.7 | −0.2 | 0.4 | .43 | .04,.83 | .14 |
| Reminding oneself | 1.9±0.6 | 3.0±1.0 | 1.0±1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.1±0.6 | 2.3±0.9 | 0.2±0.5 | −0.0 | 0.4 | .95 | .54,1.37 | .00 |
| Decisional balance | 2.0±1.0 | 1.9±1.1 | −0.1 (0.9 | −0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8±1.1 | 1.5±1.0 | −0.3 (1.1) | −0.8 | 0.2 | .26 | −.14,.65 | .44 |
*
P-value from the mixed effects regression model and for comparing changes from baseline to 12-weeks between intervention and comparison groups