Table 4 Mean Scores for Outcome Variables Across Time Conditions by Intervention Group for Partners of People with Cancer
| Â | Partner of Person with Cancer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measure | Self Help Package (SH) (n = 18) | Health Professional Delivered (HP) (n = 13) | ||||
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 | 51.8 (6.8) | 52.50 (5.7) | 52.0 (6.5) | 50.1 (10.1) | 49.8 (10.2) | 47.1 (11.0) |
 Mental health | 55.5 (4.5) | 52.8 (8.5) | 55.4 (6.2) | 52.2 (5.7)# | 54.1 (10.2) | 57.1 (3.0)# |
Psychological wellbeing* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Anxiety | 12.0 (1.5) | 11.4 (1.3) | 11.1 (1.6) | 11.5 (1.9) | 11.5 (1.8) | 11.5 (2.1) |
 Depression | 8.5 (0.9)# | 8.9 (1.1) | 9.1 (1.2)# | 8.9 (1.4) | 8.2 (1.1) | 8.5 (1.2) |
Self Silencing* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Care as self sacrifice | 26.4 (6.4) | 27.9 (6.0) | 27.3 (5.9) | 27.9 (4.7)# | 29.1 (5.5) | 25.5 (5.8)# |
 Silencing the self | 23.7 (7.9) | 22.2 (6.7) | 22.8 (8.2) | 22.8 (6.3) | 23.2 (7.0) | 22.2 (7.4) |
 Divided self | 12.6 (4.1) | 13.2 (5.2) | 11.8 (5.1) | 14.4 (4.1)# | 12.6 (3.0)# | 12.2 (3.6)# |
 Externalized self perception | 16.9 (5.9) | 16.6 (5.9) | 16.8 (5.4) | 15.1 (4.5)# | 14.1 (5.1) | 12.1 (5.2)# |
 Total | 78.0 (16.9) | 77.4 (17.7) | 76.9 (18.9) | 80.2 (13.6)# | 78.9 (14.4) | 72.0(17.5# |
Relationship satisfaction | 36.8 (3.5) | 36.2 (2.6) | 36.2 (3.9) | 35.8 (3.8) | 36.2 (4.1) | 37.1 (2.9) |
Sexual communication | 53.2 (10.1) | 52.3 (9.6) | 53.1 (10.6) | 52.1 (8.8) | 51.7 (7.5) | 53.9 (8.9) |
Sexual function | ||||||
 Female sexual function | 42.9 (8.8) | 44.0 (5.9) | 43.5 (4.4) | 36.1 (10.1)# | 32.0(10.7)# | 35.1 (10.3) |
 Male sexual function | 42.4 (8.5) | 41.0 (8.7) | 41.6 (7.8) | 36.7 (5.0) | 38.7 (9.0) | 34.0 (9.5) |
Satisfying sexual relationship | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.5 (1.0) |