Table 2.
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Guided Imagery group |
Control group |
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Salivary cortisol (μg/dL) |
Salivary cortisol (μg/dL) |
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Session number | Pre-session | Post-session | Change | Pre-session | Post-session | Change |
1 | 0.83 ± 0.17 | 0.64 ± 0.19 | −0.19 ± 0.30 | 0.56 ± 0.29 | 0.52 ± 0.25 | −0.04 ± 0.25 |
2 | 0.66 ± 0.26 | 0.52 ± 0.12 | −0.14 ± 0.15** | 0.68 ± 0.25 | 0.55 ± 0.20 | −0.12 ± 0.17 |
3 | 0.66 ± 0.16 | 0.48 ± 0.10 | −0.18 ± 0.09* | 0.50 ± 0.16 | 0.40 ± 0.14 | −0.10 ± 0.14 |
4 | 0.61 ± 0.19 | 0.44 ± 0.16 | −0.18 ± 0.08*a | 0.52 ± 0.31 | 0.50 ± 0.28 | −0.01 ± 0.28a |
Between-group comparisons: ap < 0.10.
Data reported are unadjusted means ± standard deviation for salivary cortisol.
Within-group comparisons: *p < 0.01; **p < 0.10.