Table 3 Psychosocial outcomes for usual care (UC) and intervention (MLP) conditions at baseline, and 6, 12, and 24 months

Social Support

UCLA Negative Summary Score

UC

3.95 (.46)

3.99 (.53)

4.03 (.47)

3.99 (.53)

3.98*

1.48

MLP

3.98 (.45)

3.91 (.54)

3.92 (.53)

3.99 (.53)

UCLA Positive Summary Score

UC

2.95 (.60)

2.99 (.71)

3.00 (.77)

2.99 (.71)

30.11***

2.96^a

MLP

2.85 (.73)

3.40 (.74)

3.28 (.74)

3.20 (.79)

Chronic Illness Resources Survey

UC

2.77 (.55)

2.77 (.59)

2.77 (.60)

2.78 (.58)

5.76*

1.47

MLP

2.69 (.58)

2.92 (.65)

2.84 (.52)

2.80 (.56)

Self-Efficacy

Confidence to Overcome Challenges

UC

3.1 (.73)

3.0 (.79)

3.0 (.78)

2.9 (.76)

11.43***

.47

MLP

3.0 (.77)

3.1 (.73)

3.1 (.77)

3.1 (.81)

Sallis Self-Efficacy for Diet and Exercise

UC

4.1 (.58)

3.8 (.71)

3.9 (.71)

3.8 (.66)

14.51***

1.33

MLP

4.1 (.59)

4.1 (.54)

4.0 (.59)

4.1 (.62)

Quality of Problem-Solving Strategies

UC

3.6 (.68)

3.6 (.78)

3.9 (.70)

3.8 (.68)

11.73***

1.35

MLP

3.6 (.77)

3.9 (.77)

4.1 (.67)

4.0 (.72)

Depression (CES-D)

UC

15 (10)

15 (12)

14 (9)

14 (10)

0.34

2.33

MLP

12 (11)

13 (11)

15 (11)

12 (11)

Perceived Stress (Cohen)

UC

2.7 (.57)

2.6 (.59)

2.6 (.58)

2.6 (.61)

0.90

3.70*

MLP

2.6 (.63)

2.5 (.62)

2.6 (.66)

2.4 (.64)

Self-Monitored Stress

UC

1.59 (.43)

1.60 (.47)

1.59 (.49)

1.58 (.44)

1.59

.36

MLP

1.58 (.38)

1.52 (.36)

1.55 (.47)

1.52 (.44)

Quality of Life (DDS)

Regimen-Related Scale

UC

17.9 (5.8)

15.7 (5.2)

15.5 (5.6)

15.2 (5.2)

3.45^a

1.03

MLP

18.7 (5.3)

14.8 (4.7)

15.1 (4.6)

15.0 (4.9)

Interpersonal Distress Scale

UC

12.5 (5.0)

11.2 (4.4)

11.2 (4.5)

10.6 (3.7)

1.13

.21

MLP

12.8 (4.9)

11.7 (4.4)

11.5 (4.9)

11.2 (4.6)