Change in scores for symptoms, coping and social support at 3 and 6 months follow-up (unadjusted scores)
| Postintervention to 3-month follow-up (T1–T2) to n=149(intervention and waitlist groups combined) | 3 months to 6 months follow-up (T2–T3) to n=77(intervention group only) | ||||
| Follow-up visit | Mean score (95% CI) | P values | Follow-up visit | Mean score (95% CI) | P values |
| HSCL-25 Anxiety (score 1 – 4, reduction = improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 1.63 (1.56 to 1.71) | T2 | 1.58 (1.47 to 1.68) | ||
| T2 | 1.54 (1.47 to 1.61) | T3 | 1.39 (1.30 to 1.48) | ||
| Pre-post change | −0.09 (–0.18 to –0.01) | 0.03 | Pre-post change | −0.19 (–0.29 to –0.08) | 0.0009 |
| HSCL-25 Depression (score 1 – 4, reduction = improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 1.69 (1.62 to 1.76) | T2 | 1.60 (1.50 to 1.69) | ||
| T2 | 1.57 (1.51 to 1.64) | T3 | 1.44 (1.36 to 1.51) | ||
| Pre-post change | −0.12 (–0.20 to –0.04) | 0.003 | Pre-post change | −0.16 (–0.26 to –0.06) | 0.001 |
| HSCL-25 Total (score 1 – 4, reduction = improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 1.67 (1.60 to 1.74) | T2 | 1.59 (1.50 to 1.68) | ||
| T2 | 1.56 (1.50 to 1.62) | T3 | 1.42 (1.34 to 1.49) | ||
| Pre-post change | −0.11 (–0.19 to –0.03) | 0.005 | Pre-post change | −0.17 (–0.27 to –0.08) | 0.0005 |
| Coping problem solving (score 1 – 3, reduction = improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 1.64 (1.58 to 1.69) | T2 | 1.76 (1.65 to 1.86) | ||
| T2 | 1.76 (1.69 to 1.82) | T3 | 1.82 (1.71 to 1.92) | ||
| Pre-post change | 0.12 (0.05 to 0.19) | <0.0001 | Pre-post change | 0.06 (–0.05 to 0.16) | 0.27 |
| Coping social support (score 1 – 3, reduction = improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 2.08 (2.01 to 2.15) | T2 | 2.12 (2.00 to 2.24) | ||
| T2 | 2.13 (2.05 to 2.20) | T3 | 2.21 (2.10 to 2.33) | ||
| Pre-post change | 0.04 (–0.05 to 1.14) | 0.33 | Pre-post change | 0.09 (−0.04 to 0.22) | 0.18 |
| Coping avoidance (score 1–3, reduction=improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 2.39 (2.33 to 2.44) | T2 | 2.46 (2.38 to 2.53) | ||
| T2 | 2.46 (2.41 to 2.51) | T3 | 2.49 (2.41 to 2.57) | ||
| Pre-post change | 0.07 (0.01 to 0.13) | 0.02 | Pre-post change | 0.03 (–0.04 to 0.11) | 0.38 |
| Perceived social support (score out of 60, increase = improvement) | |||||
| T1 | 46.74 (46.12 to 47.36) | T2 | 47.88 (47.17 to 48.60) | ||
| T2 | 47.75 (47.24 to 48.26) | T3 | 48.12 (47.40 to 48.84) | ||
| Pre-post change | 1.01 (0.37 to 1.66) | 0.002 | Pre-post change | 0.23 (−0.60 to 1.07) | 0.58 |
HSCL-25, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25.