Table 3. BDI and POMS scores at baseline and day 8.

		baseline (n = 20)	day 8 (n = 20)	Wilcoxon test
BDI score	mean±s.d.	4.0±2.1	2.6±2.5	Z = -2.386p = 0.017
	range	0–8	0–11
	median	4.0	3.0
POMS total score	mean±s.d.	0.5±14.3	-0.45±13.2	Z = -0.503p = 0.615
	range	-15-49	-14-34
	median	-2.0	-5.0
POMS depression/anxiety	mean±s.d.	3.4±5.8	3.6±5.9	Z = -0.143p = 0.886
	Median	1.0	1.0
	Range	0–26	0–24
POMS vigor	mean±s.d.	10.5±4.7	11.6±4.4	Z = -1.009p = 0.313
	Median	10.0	12.0
	Range	3–20	3–21
POMS fatigue	mean±s.d.	5.3±3.9	5.0±4.4	Z = -0.415p = 0.678
	Median	5.5	4.5
	Range	0–16	0–16
POMS hostility	mean±s.d.	2.4±4.6	2.7±2.9	Z = -1.249p = 0.212
	Median	1.0	1.5
	Range	0–20	0–9

BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; POMS, Profile of Mood States; s.d., standard deviation; n, number