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Published in final edited form as: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Feb 18;29(10):991–1000. doi: 10.1002/gps.4086

Table 3.

Changes in neuropsychological test scores from baseline to post-treatment with MBSR.

Measure	Baseline mean or z-score (SE)	Post-MBSR mean or z-score (SE)	Cohen's d (95% CI)	Analysis
Measure	Baseline mean or z-score (SE)	Post-MBSR mean or z-score (SE)	Cohen's d (95% CI)	F (df)	p
List learning, number of words recalled	−0.03 (.2)	0.16 (0.17)	0.19 (−0.33 to 0.70)	2.9 (1,28)	0.10
List delayed recall, number of words recalled	−0.09 (.2)	0.17 (0.18)	0.26 (−0.26 to 0.77)	6.17 (1,28)	0.019
Paragraph immediate recall, number of words recalled	−0.26 (0.17)	0.47 (0.15)	0.83 (.28 to 1.35)	27.2 (1, 28)	<0.001
Paragraph delayed recall, number of words recalled	−0.06 (0.2)	0.65 (0.16)	0.75 (0.21 to 1.27)	25.0 (1,28)	<0.001
Verbal fluency, number of correct words named	35.1 (2.1)	37.3 (2.0)	0.20 (−0.32 to 0.71)	3.9 (1,28)	0.04
Color-word interference, time (seconds)	84.3 (9.9)	71.7 (6.2)	0.39 (−0.31 to 1.08)	9.1 (1,15)	0.009
Digit span test, score (higher score = more digits forward correctly repeated)	9.1 (2.7)	10.3 (2.2)	0.46 (−0.24 to 1.16)	4.4 (1,15)	0.053