Table 5. Change over time for whole group and intervention subgroups 1–3.

Scale/items	No.	Range of change	Mean change	s.d.	Median	SignificanceP-values
Overall
Eating scale	177	− 66.67 to 83.33	3.71	24.7	0.0	0.047
Jaundice scale	177	−100 to 77.78	−7.65	29.0	0.0	0.001
Tiredness scale	178	−66.67 to 100	6.05	31.1	0.0	0.01
Pain scale	175	−83.33 to 33.33	−6.57	21.2	0.0	<0.01
Anxiety scale	176	−58.33 to 58.33	−3.3	23.5	0.0	0.066
Treatment side effects	170	−100 to 100	12.5	38.4	0.0	<0.01
Drains	154	−100 to 100	−0.43	25.6	0.0	0.834
Weight loss	175	−100 to 100	1.71	35.1	0.0	0.519
Scale/items	No.	Mean change	s.d.	Median		Significance P-values
Intervention Group 1
Eating scale	37	4.28	23.4	0.0		0.281
Jaundice scale	38	−13.74	30.2	0.0		0.008
Tiredness scale	37	12.01	30.1	11.1		0.02
Pain scale	38	−1.97	23.0	0.0		0.601
Anxiety scale	37	−4.28	25.0	−8.3		0.304
Treatment side effects	37	4.50	37.8	0.0		0.473
Drains	36	5.56	28.2	0.0		0.245
Weight loss	36	0.93	0.84	0.0		0.845
Intervention Group 2
Eating scale	86	5.23	25.5	8.3		0.06
Jaundice scale	87	−5.62	24.0	0.0		0.031
Tiredness scale	87	1.79	31.1	0.0		0.593
Pain scale	85	−11.57	21.1	−8.3		<0.01
Anxiety scale	85	−7.94	20.7	−8.3		<0.01
Treatment side effects	81	19.75	37.2	33.3		<0.01
Drains	73	−4.57	21.0	0.0		0.068
Weight loss	86	−3.10	33.0	0.0		0.386
Intervention Group 3
Eating scale	54	0.93	24.2	0.0		0.78
Jaundice scale	52	−6.62	35.1	0.0		0.179
Tiredness scale	54	8.85	31.5	0.0		0.044
Pain scale	52	−1.76	18.5	0.0		0.496
Anxiety scale	54	4.78	24.7	8.3		0.161
Treatment side effects	52	7.05	39.2	0.0		0.201
Drains	45	1.48	29.3	0.0		0.736
Weight loss	53	10.06	41.1	0.0		0.081

This shows reduction in jaundice in groups 1 and 2 (due to interventions). In group 2, a reduction in pain and anxiety scores was seen owing to intervention but with an increase in treatment side effects. Bold indicates non-significance.