Table 4.

Results^* of the IPQ-R attributes over 3 time points^** (n=29)

IPQ-R Attributes	Possible Range	Baseline		Second Time Point		6 Months
		mean (SD)	range	mean (SD)	range	mean (SD)	Range
Identity***, d	(0–14)	4.7 (3.55)	0–12	6.2 (4.29)	0–14	6.6 (3.94)	0–12
Timeline (acute/chronic)a	(0–30)	17.8 (4.59)	10–29	17.2 (4.67)	10–27	19.8 (5.50)	8–30
Timeline (cyclical)	(0–20)	11.2 (2.35)	6–16	11.8 (2.63)	7–18	11.9 (2.64)	7–16
Personal controlb	(0–30)	22.7 (3.51)	12–28	21.8 (3.18)	15–28	20.4 (3.89)	12–26
Treatment controlc	(0–25)	19.2 (2.47)	13–24	19.0 (1.88)	15–24	17.8 (3.06)	9–23
Consequence	(0–30)	23.7 (3.17)	15–30	22.6 (5.03)	9–30	23.1 (4.54)	10–29
Illness coherence	(0–25)	15.9 (4.70)	6–24	16.9 (4.46)	6–23	16.9 (3.87)	9–23
Emotional representation	(0–30)	21.0 (5.01)	10–30	19.6 (3.92)	14–27	19.6 (4.03)	12–29

^*Differences between means calculated by within-subjects repeated measures ANOVA except for identity attribute

^**baseline, 2–4 weeks, 6 months

^***Differences between means calculated by Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Tests

^aF=4.310, df=(2,28), p=0.018

^bF=5.495, df=(2,28), p=0.007

^cF=3.239, df=(2,28), p=0.047

^dBaseline vs. second time point: s=59, p=0.026; baseline vs. 6 months: s=75.5, p=0.005