Table of Contents
1 Theory
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Coping with Losses Due to
Serious Illness
1.1.2 Psychological Factors in Recovery from Serious Illness
2 Method
2.1.1 Composition of the
Cross-Sectional Sample of Social
Network Members
2.1.2 Description of Characteristics of the Cross-Sectional
Subsample of Social Network Members
2.1.3 Differences between the Patient Sample and the
Subsample of Relatives
2.3.1 Measures for Patients
2.3.1.1 Trier Coping with
Illness Scales
2.3.1.2 Coping with Everyday Problems
2.3.1.3 Munich List of Quality of Life Dimensions
2.3.1.4 Impact of Physical Condition on Everyday Functioning
2.3.1.5 Health Locus of Control Scale
2.3.2.1 Profile of Mood States
(POMS)
2.3.2.2 List of Physical Symptoms
2.3.2.3 Self Regulation Competence (SRC)
2.3.2.4 Social Support Scale (SSS)
2.3.2.5 Measures of Traits
2.3.2.5.1 Perceived
Self-Efficacy
2.3.2.5.2 Optimism
2.3.2.5.3 Loneliness
2.3.2.5.4 Anger
2.3.3 Stability Coefficients for the Major Instruments
2.3.3.1 Stability Coefficients
for Patients’ Scales
2.3.4.2 Stability Coefficients for Relatives’ Scales
3 Results Part One, Cross-sectional
3 Results Part
Two, Longitudinal 
3.5 Predicting Patients' Recovery by Antecedent Relatives' Variables
3.5.1 Associations between Relatives' Variables at Time 1 and Patients' Recovery3.6 Identifying a Parsimonious Set of Dependent Patient Variables at Time 3 3.7 Regressions of Patients’ Variables at All Three Points in Time on a Set of Relatives’ Variables
Items at Time 2
3.5.2 Associations between Relatives' Variables and Patients' Profile of Mood States
(POMS) and Patients' Worries Related to Heart Disease
3.5.3 Associations between Relatives' Variables and Patients' Physical Symptoms
and further Indicators of Recovery
3.5.4 Impact of Intimate Relationship on Recovery Items
3.7.1 Predicting the Three Patients’ Quality of Life Factors at Time 3 by Relatives’ Variables at Time 13.8 Prediction of Patients’ Time 3 Quality of Life by Relatives’ Factors at Time 13.7.1.1 Competence-Related Quality of Life
3.7.1.2 Health-Related Quality of Life
3.7.1.3 Quality of Social Life3.7.2 Multiple Associations between Patients’ Major Variables at Time 1 and a Set
of Relatives’ Variables at Time 1
3.7.3 Predicting Patients’ Major Variables at Time 2 by a Set of Relatives’
Variables at Time 1
3.7.4 Predicting Patients’ Major Variables at Time 3 by a Set of Relatives’
Variables at Time 1
3.7.5 Multiple Associations between Patients’ Everyday Functioning, and
Self- Efficacy Beliefs about Activities, and Healthy Nutrition at Time 1, and a Set of Relatives’ Variables at Time 1
3.7.6 Predicting Patients’ Recovery Items at Time 2 by a Set of Relatives’
Variables at Time 1
3.7.7 Predicting Patients’ Plans, and Stress Factors at Time 2 by a Set of Relatives’
Variables at Time 1
3.7.8 Predicting Patients’ Weight Problems at Time 3 by a Set of Relatives’
Variables at Time 1
3.7.9 Further Elaboration of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)
3.8.1 Reduction of 15 Relatives’ Variables into Three Factors3.8.2.1 Prediction of Patients’ Competence-Related Quality of Life
3.8.2.2 Prediction of Patients’ Health-Related Quality of Life
3.8.2.3 Prediction of Patients’ Quality of Social Life
3.8.2.4 Further Examination of Patients’ Quality of Life Factors
3 Results Part Three, Social
Support
3.9.1 Adjustment in Patients and Relatives
3.9.2 Associations between Social Support and Major Variables3.9.2.1 Profile of Mood States (POMS)
3.9.2.2 Self Regulation Competence (SRC), Self-Efficacy, Optimism, Loneliness, Quality of Life, and Physical Symptoms
3.9.2.3 Coping with Everyday Problems
3.9.2.4 Health Locus of Control
3.9.2.5 Recovery Items
3.9.2.6 Cross-sectional Results for Quality of Life Factors3.9.3 Associations between Relatives’ Social Support and Major Variables
3.9.3.1 Profile of Mood States (POMS)
3.9.3.2 Self Regulation Competence (SRC) and Self-Efficacy
3.9.3.3 Loneliness, Optimism, Physical Symptoms, and Quality of Life3.9.4 Patients’ Adjustment and Relatives Social Support
3.9.5 Patients’ Support and Relatives’ Adjustment both at Time 1 and Time 33.9.5.1 Relatives’ Time 1 Variables with Patients’ Support at both Points in Time
3.9.5.2 Relatives’ Time 3 Variables with Patients’ Support at both Points in Time
3.9.5.3 Summary3.9.5.3.1 Patients’ Perception of Support
3.9.5.3.2 Relatives’ Perception of Support3.9.6 Regression Analyses of Patients’ Perceived Social Support at Time 1 and Time 3
3.9.6.1 Regression of Patients’ Support at Time 1 on Relatives’ Variables at Time 1
3.9.6.2 Regression of Patients’ Support at Time 3 on Relatives’ Variables at Time 1
3.9.6.3 Regression of Patients’ support Time 3 and Relatives’ Variables Time 3
3.9.6.5 Summary3.9.7 Correlates of Changes in Emotions
3.9.7.1 Patients’ Social Support and Relatives’ Profile of Mood States (POMS) Difference Scores: How is Patients’ Support Related to Changes in Their Spouses’ Emotions?
3.9.7.2 Relatives’ Social Support and Patients’ Profile of Mood States (POMS) Difference
Scores: How is Relatives’ Support Related to Changes in Patients’ Emotions?
3.9.7.3 How Emotionally Disturbing is the Readjustment Phase for Patients and Their Spouses: An Analysis of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) Stability3.9.8 Examining the Congruence of High or Low Support within both Patient and Spouse Samples: A Four-Cell Design
3.9.8.1 Relatives 3
3.9.8.2 Patients
3.9.8.3 Results for Discriminant Analyses3.9.9 Distribution of Gender within the Four Groups of Support
4 Discussion
5 References
Appendix
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