Table 3.

Results of the secondary outcome measures (worries, tension, joy, and demands) at baseline and at 3-month follow-up for intention-to-treat and complete-case analyses.

Outcome			Intervention, mean (SD)	Control, mean (SD)	Cronbach alpha	Difference
						Mean (95% CI)	P a
Intention-to-treat			n=40	n=53
	Worries
		Baseline	41.2 (22.0)	40.4 (22.6)	.90	0.8 (–8.0, 9.6)	.86
		Follow-up	36 (22.7)	30.8 (20.5)	.93	5.2 (–3.8, 14.1)	.25
		Difference	–5.2 (13.6)	–9.6 (16.3)		4.4 (–10.7, 1.9)	.17
	Tension
		Baseline	64.5 (22.4)	64.3 (18.6)	.89	0.2 (–8.2, 8.7)	.96
		Follow-up	49 (25.7)	47.8 (21.2)	.92	1.2 (–8.5,10.9)	.81
		Difference	–15.5 (18.9)	–16.5 (17.7)		1.0 (–8.6, 6.6)	.80
	Joy
		Baseline	46 (24.2)	39.7 (24.7)	.91	6.3 (–3.9, 16.4)	.23
		Follow-up	51.5 (23.8)	50.7 (22.9)	.94	0.8 (–8.9, 10.5)	.87
		Difference	5.5 (13.7)	10.9 (19.5)		5.4 (–1.8, 12.6)	.14
	Demands
		Baseline	61.5 (22.5)	60.0 (18.4)	.92	1.5 (–6.9, 9.9)	.72
		Follow-up	50.2 (23.3)	46.4 (20.0)	.94	3.8 (–5.2, 12.7)	.41
		Difference	–11.3 (17.4)	–13.6 (18.3)		2.3 (–9.7, 5.2)	.55
Complete case			n=25	n=49
	Worries
		Baseline	38.9 (20.6)	41.2 (21.1)	.90	–2.3 (–12.6, 8.0)	.66
		Follow-up	32.0 (20.2)	30.9 (21.3)	.94	1.1 (–9.1, 11.4)	.83
		Difference	–6.9 (16.5)	–10.3 (16.7)		3.4 (–11.5, 4.7)	.41
	Tension
		Baseline	64.5 (22.2)	64.1 (19.0)	.89	0.5 (–9.4, 10.3)	.93
		Follow-up	43.7 (23.9)	46.3 (21.1)	.93	–2.5 (–13.3, 8.3)	.64
		Difference	–20.8 (18.9)	–17.8 (17.7)		3.0 (–5.9, 11.9)	.51
	Joy
		Baseline	44.5 (26.2)	38.6 (24.6)	.92	5.9 (–6.4, 18.2)	0.34
		Follow-up	53.3 (25.7)	50.5 (23.0)	.94	2.9 (–8.8, 14.6)	0.63
		Difference	8.8 (16.5)	11.8 (20.1)		3.0 (–6.3, 12.3)	0.52
	Demands
		Baseline	63.2 (22.0)	60.5 (18.9)	.92	2.7 (–7.1, 12.5)	.59
		Follow-up	47.5 (21.5)	45.9 (20.6)	.95	1.6 (–8.6, 11.9)	.75
		Difference	–15.7 (19.6)	–14.7 (18.6)		1.0 (–8.2, 10.3)	.82

^a P values are from Student t test.