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| Before Mean ± SD | After Mean ± SD |
Total | The facilitator intervention skill (16 items) | 18.25 ± 7.85 | 26.62 ± 0.53* |
1 | Consider time and distribution of speaking time among individuals | 1.25 ± 0.46 | 1.50 ± 0.74 |
2 | When the discussion deviates from the theme, return the discussion to the theme of the day | 1.12 ± 0.64 | 1.37 ± 0.88 |
3 | Accept participants’ feelings and give them correct knowledge | 1.12 ± 0.83 | 1.25 ± 0.53 |
4 | Sympathize participants’ feelings in place of them | 1.25 ± 0.70 | 1.50 ± 0.51 |
5 | Express participants’ feelings in place of them | 0.87 ± 0.99 | 1.37 ± 0.92* |
6 | Able to play the role of (sub-)facilitator | 0.37 ± 0.51 | 1.00 ± 0.74 |
7 | Encourage participants to reflect on themselves | 0.62 ± 0.74 | 1.37 ± 0.75* |
8 | Protect participants mental and physical condition | 1.37 ± 0.51 | 2.00 ± 0.51 |
9 | Strengthen mutual support among participants | 0.87 ± 0.83 | 1.62 ± 0.51 |
10 | Show oneself as standing face to face with participants | 0.87 ± 0.83 | 1.62 ± 0.74* |
11 | Presence with participants to accept their feelings | 1.50 ± 0.53 | 2.00 ± 0.75 |
12 | Participants do not want to know other participants’ experiences | 1.50 ± 0.92 | 1.75 ± 0.88 |
13 | Participants want to interact with other participants | 1.37 ± 0.74 | 2.37 ± 0.74* |
14 | Participants play the role of facilitator in place of the facilitator | 1.00 ± 0.75 | 2.00 ± 0.75* |
15 | There is humor in discussion | 1.37 ± 0.74 | 1.62 ± 0.51 |
16 | The facilitator and sub-facilitator cooperate with each other | 1.75 ± 0.70 | 2.25 ± 0.88* |
Total | The facilitator skills to cope with anxious situation (12 items) | 10.62 ± 6.27 | 17.62 ± 6.52* |
1 | When some participants talk very long | 0.75 ± 0.88 | 1.62 ± 0.74 |
2 | When some participants do not speak at all | 0.75 ± 0.70 | 1.62 ± 0.51* |
3 | When some participants express strong feelings | 0.75 ± 0.70 | 1.12 ± 0.83 |
4 | When silence lasts long | 0.87 ± 0.64 | 1.87 ± 0.64* |
5 | When some participants express dissatisfaction with how to proceed with the group | 0.62 ± 0.74 | 1.37 ± 0.74* |
6 | When participants often grumble and complain about medical staff | 1.12 ± 0.35 | 1.75 ± 0.46* |
7 | When participants develop recurrence or metastasis (disease progression) | 0.50 ± 0.53 | 1.12 ± 0.83* |
8 | When there is a conflict or difference of opinions among participants | 0.75 ± 0.70 | 1.75 ± 0.46* |
9 | When participants talk about the fear of death | 1.37 ± 0.74 | 1.37 ± 0.74 |
10 | When participants ask about disease or the most up-to-date treatment | 1.37 ± 0.74 | 1.37 ± 0.74 |
11 | When the discussion does not go deepe | 1.00 ± 0.53 | 1.37 ± 0.51 |
12 | When many participants are absent | 0.75 ± 0.70 | 1.25 ± 1.03 |