Table 3 Knowledge, coping, burden and quality of life by group at baseline, 1 weeks, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Knowledge

Symptom

Baseline

4.58

2.27

4.77

2.24

-1.12 (0.27)

3 weeks

4.47

2.57

4.83

2.80

-1.77 (0.08)

6 weeks

3.98

2.41

6.11

2.81

-7.21 (0.00)

12 weeks

4.61

2.87

6.85

3.17

-8.42 (0.00)

Risk

Baseline

5.15

2.37

4.97

3.21

0.84 (0.40)

3 weeks

5.16

2.75

5.27

3.55

-0.46 (0.64)

6 weeks

4.78

3.03

6.54

3.36

-7.21 (0.00)

12 weeks

4.61

2.87

6.85

3.17

-13.00 (0.00)

Coping subscale

Dysfunction

Baseline

17.14

5.38

20.31

7.41

-6.61 (0.00)

3 weeks

15.46

6.05

19.93

7.53

-8.67 (0.00)

6 weeks

14.96

6.57

22.19

7.87

-13.14 (0.00)

12 weeks

13.92

6.46

24.23

8.18

-18.47 (0.00)

Emotional focused

Baseline

23.09

6.68

21.88

5.97

2.54 (0.01)

3 weeks

20.52

7.54

23.20

7.33

-4.74 (0.00)

6 weeks

17.25

8.91

22.28

6.79

-8.25 (0.00)

12 weeks

15.91

8.69

23.99

6.18

-13.90 (0.00)

Problem focused

Baseline

15.62

5.00

16.09

4.90

-1.28 (0.20)

3 weeks

13.81

5.54

15.41

4.83

-4.03 (0.00)

6 weeks

11.05

5.37

14.95

4.77

-10.03 (0.00)

12 weeks

14.25

8.13

16.67

4.64

-4.71 (0.00)

Burden

Baseline

18.39

11.76

26.09

16.19

-7.35 (0.00)

3 weeks

18.90

15.05

25.85

16.16

-5.88 (0.00)

6 weeks

17.42

11.15

30.93

18.10

-11.95 (0.00)

12 weeks

16.01

10.63

35.01

17.29

-17.58 (0.00)

Quality of Life

Baseline

90.94

13.07

84.49

15.49

6.04 (0.00)

3 weeks

83.16

25.26

82.42

15.66

0.45 (0.66)

6 weeks

77.22

31.89

77.11

17.37

0.06 (0.96)

12 weeks

75.81

34.25

75.59

17.29

0.10 (0.92)