Table 3.
Differences in health related QoL (IBS-36, physical and mental component of SF-36), anxiety (STAI-T and VSI), symptom severity, and self-illness separation (SIS) between patients with low and medium IPM score.
| t | Cohen's d | M low (SD) | M medium (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBS-36 | −1.78† | 0.43 | 44.90 (31.52) | 63.62 (32.24) |
| SF-PC | 1.83† | 0.60 | 78.14 (13.28) | 69.95 (14.23) |
| SF-MC | 2.24 ∗ | 0.70 | 70.98 (17.03) | 57.25 (21.78) |
| STAI-T | −1.86† | 0.66 | 33.06 (13.13) | 40.54 (9.15) |
| VSI | −2.36 ∗ | 0.83 | 24.74 (14.49) | 35.23 (10.38) |
| Symptom severity | −2.54 ∗ | 0.76 | 1.32 (0.38) | 1.62 (0.29) |
| SIS | 2.44 ∗ | 0.80 | 51.81 (24.00) | 32.31 (24.76) |
† p < .10; ∗p < .05.