Table 4. Related Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Relaxation and Guided Imagery in SDS and HADS (N = 32)a.
| Variables | n | Symptom Distress | Anxiety | Depression | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | t/r | P | Mean | t/r | P | Mean | t/r | P | ||
| Age, y | 32 | -0.09 ± 0.24 | -0.11 | 0.56 | -3.56 ± 2.94 | 0.49 | 0.01 b | -2.38 ± 2.7 | 0.41 | 0.02 c |
| Marital status | 0.27 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.65 | -1 | 0.92 | ||||
| Single | 14 | -0.08 ± 0.19 | -3.29 ± 2.4 | -2.43± 2.34 | ||||||
| Married | 18 | -0.1 ± 0.28 | -3.78 ± 3.35 | -2.33 ± 3.01 | ||||||
| Job | 0.22 | 0.83 | 1.74 | 0.09 | 0.52 | 0.61 | ||||
| No | 16 | -0.08 ± 0.22 | -2.69 ± 2.6 | -2.13 ± 2.25 | ||||||
| Yes | 16 | -0.1 ± 0.27 | -4.44 ± 3.08 | -2.63 ± 3.14 | ||||||
| Education | -0.27 | 0.78 | -0.48 | 0.64 | -0.39 | 0.7 | ||||
| Junior college or less | 16 | -0.11 ± 0.23 | -3.81 ± 3.04 | -2.56 ± 2.85 | ||||||
| University or above | 16 | -0.08 ± 0.26 | -3.31 ± 2.92 | -2.19 ± 2.61 | ||||||
| Religion | 1.55 | 0.13 | 1.34 | 0.19 | 1.09 | 0.28 | ||||
| No | 4 | 0.08 ± 0.14 | -1.75 ± 3.3 | -1 ± 3.83 | ||||||
| Yes | 28 | -0.12 ± 0.25 | -3.82 ± 2.86 | -2.57 ± 2.53 | ||||||
| Surgery | -0.57 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.6 | -0.67 | 0.51 | ||||
| No | 11 | -0.13 ± 0.33 | -3.18 ± 3.06 | -2.82 ± 2.56 | ||||||
| Yes | 21 | -0.08 ± 0.19 | -3.76 ± 2.93 | -2.14 ± 2.8 | ||||||
| Stage of disease | 1.44 | 0.16 | . | 1.5 | 0.15 | |||||
| Early stage | 27 | -0.07 ± 2.4 | -3.44 ± 2.89 | 0.52 | 0.61 | -2.07 ± 2.34 | ||||
| Late stage | 5 | -0.23 ± 0.38 | -4.2 ± 3.49 | -4 ± 4.12 | ||||||
aData are presented as mean ± SD.
bP < 0.01.
cP < 0.05.