Predictor variables: mean (M), median (Mdn), SD, range, maximum possible values and group differences depending on the time since diagnosis
| Predictors of psychosocial adjustment | M/Mdn | SD | Range | Maximum possible | |
| Illness charac teristics | Physical impairment | 17.4 | 9.8 | 0–36 | 40 |
| Time since diagnosis | 36 | 4–129 | – | ||
| Social support | Perceived | 4 | 2.1–4 | 4 | |
| Received | 3.9 | 1.9–4 | 4 | ||
| Need for support | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.2–4 | 4 | |
| Search for support | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.2–4 | 4 | |
| Protective buffering | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.1–3.5 | 4 | |
| Cognitive appraisals | Primary appraisal | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1–8 | 8 |
| Appraisal of coping potential | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1–9 | 9 | |
| Coping strategies | Problem management | 4.1 | 2.1–5 | 5 | |
| Problem appraisal | 4.2 | 2–5 | 5 | ||
| Emotion management | 4.5 | 3.5–5 | 5 | ||
| Emotional avoidance | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6–4 | 5 | |