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Table 3 Mean Scores for Outcome Variables Across Time Conditions by Intervention Group for People with Cancer

From: A randomized trial of a minimal intervention for sexual concerns after cancer: a comparison of self-help and professionally delivered modalities

 

People with Cancer

Measure

Self Help Package (SH) (n = 33)

Health Professional Delivered (HP) (n = 26)

Pre M (SD)

Post M (SD)

FUP M (SD)

Pre M (SD)

Post M (SD)

FUP M (SD)

Health related quality of life

 Physical health

41.9 (11.1)

44.0 (10.1)

43.0 (13.5)

49.6 (10.6)

50.4 (7.2)

47.7 (9.9)

 Mental health

50.0 (7.7)#

45.2 (12.0)#

45.8 (13.0)

51.2 (5.7)

49.3 (9.8)

50.0 (11.4)

Psychological wellbeing*

 Anxiety

10.9 (2.0)

10.4 (1.8)

10.9 (1.8)

10.9 (1.9)

11.0 (1.4)

11.2 (1.6)

 Depression

9.1 (2.0)

8.9 (1.7)

8.7 (1.6)

8.6 (1.9)

8.6 (1.5)

8.7 (1.7)

Self Silencing*

 Care as self sacrifice

27.3 (7.0)

27.9 (6.0)

27.3 (5.9)

27.4 (7.3)

27.8 (7.7)

27.1 (8.2)

 Silencing the self

25.4 (9.3)

25.8 (8.1)

25.1 (7.4)

26.7 (5.8)

25.3 (6.9)

25.9 (7.0)

 Divided self

17.7 (7.3)

17.4 (6.2)

17.0 (6.5)

16.7 (6.1)

16.4 (5.8)

15.6 (5.5)

 Externalized self perception

16.9 (5.9)

16.6 (5.9)

16.8 (5.4)

16.3 (5.2)#

15.4 (5.9)

14.9 (6.0)#

 Total

85.7 (25.3)

86.3 (20.7)

85.3 (20.7)

86.9 (16.4)#

84.8 (19.6)

82.8 (20.3)#

Relationship satisfaction

31.0 (7.6)#

32.5 (6.8)#

33.1 (7.4)#

32.5 (7.3)

33.1 (6.6)

33.2 (4.0)

Sexual communication

46.7 (11.9)

45.4 (12.7)

46.8 (12.4)

49.1 (9.8)

49.7 (9.2)

51.4 (10.4)

Sexual function

 Female sexual function

38.2 (8.7)

38.2 (8.6)

37.5 (10.6)

35.2 (11.2)

33.2(12.5)

33.7 (12.4)

 Male sexual function

33.4 (8.5)

35.1 (8.4)

33.8 (9.1)

33.9 (7.1)

34.4 (9.6)

34.5 (7.5)

Satisfying sexual relationship

2.5 (1.5)

2.8 (1.4)

2.8 (1.5)

2.6 (1.3)

3.0 (1.2)

3.0 (1.1)

  1. #Significant difference between scores at p < .05; * Higher scores signify greater distress or greater negative impact