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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 4.
Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2021 Jan 4;48(1):112–120. doi: 10.1188/21.ONF.112-120

TABLE 3.

SF-12® Total and Subscale Scores by Time and by Cancer Treatment Status, Varenicline Duration, and Quit Status at 24 Weeks for Weeks 12 and 24

Variable Week 12 Week 24
Total Physical Emotional Total Physical Emotional
X¯ SD X¯ SD X¯ SD X¯ SD X¯ SD X¯ SD
Cancer treatment status
Active (n = 43) 36.5 6.7 19.5 3.7 21.3 4.3 37.5 7.1 19.7 4.1 22 4.3
Beyond treatment (n = 60) 38.9 4.5 20.7 3.1 22.7 2.8 39.5 5.1 21.2 3.1 22.9 3.1
Varenicline duration
Standard (n = 49) 38.4 5.5 20.4 3.4 22.5 3.4 38.9 6.2 20.7 3.7 22.6 3.7
Extended (n = 54) 37.4 5.8 20.1 3.4 21.8 3.7 38.5 6 20.5 3.6 22.5 3.7
Quit status at 24 weeks
Smoking (n = 44) 36.7 5.7 19.9 3 21.1 4.1 37.8 5.5 20.3 3.1 21.9 3.5
Quit (n = 59) 38.8 5.5 20.4 3.7 22.9 3 29.3 6.4 20.8 4 23 3.7

Note. Active cancer treatment was defined as receiving cancer treatment at baseline, and beyond treatment was defined as no active treatment/in remission. Varenicline duration was 12 weeks for standard and 24 weeks for extended. Quit status at 24 weeks was self-reported as no smoking in the past 7 days and a breath carbon monoxide reading of 10 parts per million or less.