Table 4 Results of the secondary endpoints of pre-post (n = 23) and 3-month follow-up (n = 20) comparisons

Symptoms of anxiety¹

11.40 (2.6)

6.70 (2.6)

8.51 (22)

<.001

2.06

11.00 (2.38)

7.00 (3.40)

6.05 (19)

<.001

1.36

Fear of disease progression²

53.96 (11.50)

42.22 (9.60)

6.36 (22)

<.001

1.11

52.70 (11.66)

40.90 (10.96)

6.10 (19)

<.001

1.04

Depression²

16.96 (6.54)

12.09 (7.04)

2.48 (22)

.02

.72

16.60 (6.44)

11.65 (8.41)

2.34 (19)

.03

.66

Quality of life² ₋ Total score

49.73 (11.24)

57.88 (10.17)

−2.78 (22)

.01

.76

49.15 (11.33)

58.52 (14.46)

−2.57 (19)

.02

.72

Physical and daily functioning

53.55 (18.3)

58.98 (17.45)

−1.13 (22)

.27

.30

52.48 (17.39)

62.29 (20.01)

−2.37 (19)

.03

.52

Satisfaction with family

57.29 (19.07)

59.11 (18.12)

-.51 (22)

.62

.10

54.84 (18.51)

60.47(14.91)

−1.26 (19)

.22

.33

Emotional stability

43.21 (17.01)

64.67 (11.24)

−8.16 (22)

<.001

1.49

45.00 (16.76)

61.25 (19.30)

−3.99 (19)

.01

.90

Self-development

26.36 (17.27)

36.96 (16.85)

−2.46 (22)

.02

.62

26.88 (18.49)

36.56 (20.71)

−1.56 (19)

.14

.49

Well-being

57.34 (14.18)

68.21 (12.05)

−2.93 (22)

.01

.83

57.50 (13.39)

68.13 (17.07)

−2.29 (19)

.03

.69

Parental coping^{2 –} Total score

69.13 (21.22)

76.21 (16.78)

−1.79 (22)

.09

.37

70.15 (22.59)

70.10 (22.15)

.01 (19)

.63

.00

FAM

32.39 (10.01)

34.95 (9.00)

−1.27 (22)

.22

.27

32.40 (10.67)

33.25 (9.41)

-.49 (19)

.85

.08

SUP

24.91 (10.37)

29.34 (6.48)

−2.13 (22)

.04

.51

26.05 (10.53)

25.50 (9.91)

.19 (19)

.70

.08

MED

11.82 (5.13)

11.91 (5.59)

-.09 (22)

.93

.02

11.70 (5.07)

11.35 (5.74)

.39 (19)

.99

.06