(a) Changes in negative affect from baseline to 1 week after transplant. Mean “+” change indicates worsening; mean “−” change indicates improvement; ES “−” indicates benefit for intervention compared with control; ES “+” vice versa.
| Symptom change (scale range) | Arm | Means ±SD | ES | p° | ||
| Before | After | Change | ||||
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| Depression¹ (0–4) by child report |
I C |
0.7 ± 0.9 0.7 ± 0.8 |
0.9 ± 1.1 1.4 ± 1.0 |
+0.2 ± 1.1 +0.7 ± 1.1 |
−0.45 | 0.33 |
| Anxiety¹ (0–4) by child report |
I C |
0.9 ± 1.0 1.4 ± 1.1 |
0.6 ± 1.0 0.7 ± 0.8 |
−0.3 ± 0.9 −0.7 ± 1.0 |
+0.42 | 0.37 |
| Worry¹ (0–4) by child report |
I C |
1.4 ± 1.1 1.7 ± 1.4 |
1.4 ± 1.2 1.3 ± 1.3 |
−0.0 ± 1.2 −0.4 ± 1.2 |
+0.32 | 0.50 |
| Complaining/demanding¹ (0–4) by parent report |
I C |
2.4 ± 1.5 2.0 ± 1.5 |
2.1 ± 1.0 2.1 ± 1.2 |
−0.3 ± 1.7 +0.1 ± 0.7 |
−0.45 | 0.21 |