Table 1 Results for outcomes: fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression, health distress, self-efficacy, and SF-36 at baseline, pre-intervention, post-intervention, 6- and 12-months follow up. Data are mean (SD)

Fatigue (0–10)

6.1 (2.4)

5.7 (2.4)

5.1 (2.6)^a

5.2 (2.7)

5.2 (2.9)

Pain (0–10)

5.1 (2.4)

4.9 (2.2)

4.8 (2.7)

4.9 (2.7)

4.4 (2.9)

Anxiety (0–21)

7.8 (4.1)

7.4 (3.9)

6.9 (3.9)

6.7 (4.0)^a

6.7 (4.5)

Depression (0–21)

6.1 (3.8)

6.3 (4.3)

5.6 (3.9)^a

5.2 (3.8)^a

4.9 (3.9)^a

Health distress (0–5)

2.3 (1.1)^a

2.1 (1.1)

2.0 (1.0)

1.7 (1.2)^a

1.4 (1.1)^a

Self-efficacy (0–10)

5.5 (2.1)^a

5.9 (1.9)

6.1 (2.1)

6.1 (2.3)

5.9 (2.8)

SF-36 (0–100)

Mental health

44.1 (10.6)

44.5 (11.1)

46.5 (9.5)^a

47.2 (10.6)^a

47.8 (10.9)^a

Role emotional

40.5 (13.4)

41.5 (13.2)

42.6 (13.4)

45.3 (13.1)^a

46.5 (11.8)^a

Social function

39.6 (12.3)^a

41.5 (12.1)

42.1 (11.1)

42.8 (13.1)

43.3 (11.9)

Vitality

38.8 (10.3)^a

40.9 (10.9)

41.7 (10.4)

43.7 (11.5)^a

43.7 (12.2)^a

General health

39.3 (10.9)

40.2 (11.5)

39.3 (11.3)

41.0 (11.6)

41.5 (11.5)

Bodily pain

37.3 (7.2)^a

38.9 (7.6)

38.8 (7.5)

39.8 (9.0)

40.6 (9.4)

Role physical

32.7 (10.2)^a

35.0 (11.0)

36.2 (12.1)

39.3 (13.0)^a

40.2 (12.1)^a

Physical function

34.6 (11.0)

34.8 (11.5)

35.6 (11.3)

37.3 (11.4)^a

38.6 (10.7)^a