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. 2014 Jan 1;3(1):8–16. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.004

Table 2.

Mean Self-assessment Ratings for Each Word Pair Before and Now

Word Pair Mean Before Mean Now Change (Now-Before) Standard Deviation of Change Significance
1. Overwhelmed–Empowered (wp) 25.8 64.1 38.3 28.1 P < .001
2. Stuck–Letting Go (wp) 29.5 66.7 37.3 29.3 P < .001
3. Anxious–Calm (wp) 32.9 66.2 33.3 27.0 P < .001
4. Exhausted–Energized (ph) 26.3 57.3 31.0 27.8 P < .001
5. Unbalanced–Balanced (wp) 37.9 68.3 30.4 28.9 P < .001
6. Depressed–Joyful (em) 37.1 66.9 29.8 27.3 P < .001
7. Hopeless–Hopeful (sp) 39.1 68.9 29.8 28.4 P < .001
8. Scattered–Focused (cog) 30.7 60.5 29.8 29.4 P < .001
9. Broken–Whole (wp) 40.6 70.3 29.7 30.9 P < .001
10. No Energy–Full of Energy (ph) 32.2 60.3 28.1 29.4 P < .001
11. Defined by Illness/Problems (wp)–Not Defined by Illness/Problems (co) 42.7 70.3 27.6 30.0 P < .001
12. Isolated–Connected (so) 40.5 67.7 27.2 27.8 P < .001
13. Dull Senses–Vibrant Senses (ph) 37.4 64.5 27.1 30.0 P < .001
14. Blaming–Forgiving (wp) 49.9 75.3 25.4 30.4 P < .001
15. Closed-hearted–Open-hearted (em) 52.1 76.3 24.1 29.1 P < .001
16. Not On A Spiritual Path–On a Spiritual Path (sp) 55.3 77.2 21.9 30.0 P < .001
17. Not Sleeping Well–Sleeping Well (ph) 37.3 59.1 21.8 27.8 P < .001
18. Body Does Not Recover Quickly–Body Recovers Quickly (ph) 39.0 56.0 17.0 28.6 P < .001

Abbreviations: co, cognitive; em, emotional; ph, physical; so, social; sp, spiritual; wp, whole person.