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Table 6 Change in quality of life (QoL) over time from Time1 to Time3

From: The effectiveness of a men-only supportive expressive group therapy intervention for psychosocial health outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer patients: a 6-month longitudinal study

Outcome (FACT)

Parameter

Estimate

SE

df

t

Sig

95% CI

Physical well being

Intercept

18.67

1.31

17.33

14.17

0

15.89–21.44

 

T1

0.92

1.49

21.19

0.62

0.54

− 6.2

 

T2

2.7

1.07

12.11

2.52

0.03

.37–5.03

 

T3

0

0

    

Emotional well being

Intercept

18.55

0.75

15.85

24.67

4.49E−14

16.96–20.15

 

T1

− 1.56

0.98

24.04

− 1.58

0.13

− 4.07

 

T2

− 0.43

0.78

16.12

− 0.55

0.59

− 3.3

 

T3

0

0

    

Sociall well being

Intercept

20.16

0.95

28

21.12

9.71E−19

18.20–22.11

 

T1

0.48

0.59

14.87

0.81

0.43

− 2.51

 

T2

0.54

1.19

17.46

0.46

0.65

− 4.99

 

T3

0

0

    

Functional well being

Intercept

18.38

1.3

15.56

14.16

2.65E−10

15.63–21.14

 

T1

− 1.62

1.33

17.01

− 1.21

0.24

− 5.63

 

T2

− 0.16

1.37

18.41

− 0.11

0.91

− 5.75

 

T3

0

0

FACT* Total

Intercept

74.83

3.22

17.89

23.24

8.19E−15

68.07–81.61

 

T1

− 0.77

3.3

19.03

− 0.23

0.82

− 13.82

 

T2

3.5

3.14

15.84

1.11

0.28

− 13.32

 

T3

0

0

  1. FACT* Functional assessment of cancer therapy
  2. *T1, baseline, T2, 3 months and T3, 6 months