Table 2 Key variables and measurements

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Psychiatric disorders (Axis-I)

SCID-I

x

-

-

-

Somatic disorders

self-report in telephone screening

x

-

-

-

Primary outcomes

Anxiety and depressive symptoms

HADS-D

x

-

x

x

Secondary outcomes

Psychological distress

BSI

x

-

x

x

Current psychosocial distress

NCCN Distress Thermometer

x

-

x

x

Changes in experience and behavior since baseline

VEV-VW

-

-

x

x

Health-related quality of life

SF-12

x

-

x

x

State of self-esteem

SSES-revised

x

-

x

x

Subjective need for psychotherapy

newly developed questions

x

-

x

x

Process evaluation

Acceptance of treatment

treatment attendance, self-report

-

x

-

-

Therapeutic processes during the group program from patients’ perspectives

BPSR-G 2000

-

x

-

-

Covariates

Demographic variables (sex, age, family status, education, employment, and so forth)

demographic survey

x

-

-

-

Psycho-pharmacotherapy

demographic survey

x

-

-

-

Pretreatment of psychiatric disorders

demographic survey

x

-

-

-

Psychological treatment since baseline

self-report

-

-

x

x

Changes in somatic health and psycho-pharmacotherapy since baseline

self-report

-

-

x

x

Coping with a chronic disease

TSK

x

-

-

-