Table 2.

Numerical rating scale for anxiety, malaise, and sadness

	pre (mean)	post (mean)	Reduction (%)	Statistica	p	Mean difference	SE difference	Lower	Upper
Before and After the First Session (n = 38)
Anxiety	2.711	1.237	54	413.5	< 0.001	2	0.258	1.5	2.5
Sadness	3.5	1.289	63	325	< 0.001	3	0.394	2	4
Physical discomfort	3.974	1.974	50	402	< 0.001	2.5	0.337	2	3.5
Before and After the Second Session (n = 30)
Anxiety	2.833	1	65	296	< 0.001	2	0.322	1.5	2.5
Sadness	2.933	1.133	61	253	< 0.001	2	0.334	1.5	3
Physical discomfort	3.7	1.633	56	325	< 0.001	2	0.339	1.5	3
Before and After the Third Session (n = 19)
Anxiety	2.211	0.684	69	105	< 0.001	2	0.362	1	3
Sadness	2.474	0.526	79	120	< 0.001	2	0.487	1.5	3
Physical discomfort	3.000	1.000	67	91	0.002	2.5	0.496	1.5	4

^aNonparametric Wilcoxon test