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Table 2 Descriptives for study measures by study arm at baseline and follow-up assessments

From: Nurse-led group consultation intervention reduces depressive symptoms in men with localised prostate cancer: a cluster randomised controlled trial

 

Assessment

  
 

Baseline/before radiotherapy

End of radiotherapy

6 months post-radiotherapy

Outcome by study arm

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

 Anxiety

  Usual care

4.5

(3.5)

3.8

(3.2)

3.9

(3.3)

  Intervention

4.4

(3.5)

3.4

(3.1)

3.8

(3.8)

 Depression

  Usual care

2.6

(2.8)

3.1

(2.9)

3.0

(3.2)

  Intervention

2.8

(2.9)

2.6

(2.4)

2.9

(2.9)

 Distress Thermometer

  Usual care

2.0

(2.2)

2.1

(2.3)

1.7

(2.1)

  Intervention

1.9

(2.3)

1.7

(2.3)

1.5

(2.3)

Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite

 Bowel

  Usual care

92.9

(12.4)

77.6

(20.1)

86.5

(16.8)

  Intervention

93.5

(12.7)

80.6

(18.2)

87.6

(14.7)

 Urinary

  Usual care

84.5

(16.1)

73.6

(17.9)

83.5

(16.8)

  Intervention

85.2

(14.9)

76.0

(17.5)

83.0

(16.0)

 Sexual

  Usual care

31.8

(28.7)

26.2

(25.4)

27.2

(26.7)

  Intervention

27.0

(25.8)

23.8

(23.1)

25.0

(24.6)

 Hormonal

  Usual care

84.3

(18.3)

82.5

(17.3)

83.4

(18.6)

  Intervention

82.9

(19.1)

83.1

(18.5)

84.4

(19.8)

Supportive Care Needs Survey

 Psychological

  Usual care

23.9

(21.4)

19.6

(21.2)

15.6

(21.0)

  Intervention

22.7

(21.4)

18.4

(20.4)

14.7

(20.0)

 Health system & information

  Usual care

28.4

(30.2)

21.4

(24.2)

17.0

(23.7)

  Intervention

27.1

(29.4)

19.3

(25.6)

13.2

(21.1)

 Patient care & support

  Usual care

12.1

(18.2)

12.2

(18.6)

8.3

(16.0)

  Intervention

11.1

(17.9)

9.9

(16.1)

9.0

(19.2)

 Physical & daily living

  Usual care

13.7

(22.1)

19.6

(21.2)

15.6

(21.0)

  Intervention

11.5

(18.1)

18.4

(20.4)

14.7

(20.0)

 Sexual

  Usual care

26.5

(29.4)

22.9

(28.3)

27.2

(30.8)

  Intervention

27.2

(29.6)

22.4

(27.7)

26.1

(28.3)

Cancer Treatment Survey

 Procedural

  Usual care

2.7

(1.0)

1.9

(.9)

  

  Intervention

2.7

(1.1)

1.8

(.9)

  

 Sensory/psychological

  Usual care

2.3

(.9)

1.7

(.7)

  

  Intervention

2.3

(.9)

1.6

(.8)

  
  1. For the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, higher scores reflect higher levels of anxious and depressive symptomatology. For the Distress Thermometer, higher scores reflect higher levels of distress. For the Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite-26, higher scores reflect higher quality of life/better functioning/lower bother. For the Supportive Care Needs Survey (Short Form with Revised response scale), higher scores reflect higher levels of unmet need. For the Cancer Treatment Scale, higher scores reflect higher levels of cancer treatment-related concerns