Secondary outcomes
prostate cancer
PROSTATE CANCER
For the entire sample, in terms of changes in outcome scores for both the MIG and CG at different time points, the MIG's social support score was higher than the pre-test score in the 8th week but declined below the pre-test level in the 12th week (Further analysis was conducted on the subgroup of patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer within 2 years. Regarding changes in the outcome scores for both MIG and CG at different time points, the MIG’s social support scores in both weeks 8 and 12 were lower than the pre-test score (Further analysis was conducted on the subgroup of patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer within two years, were not employed and had an annual household income of less than NT$500,000 (MIG = 17, CG = 15). The MIG’s social support (