Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and effect sizes regarding primary and secondary outcomes for study completers (N = 14) and intention to treat (N = 21).
| Pre mean (SD) | Post mean (SD) | FU Mean (SD) | Pre–post effect sizesa [KI] |
Pre-FU effect sizesa [KI] |
Post-FU effect sizesa [KI] |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study completers | ||||||
| CAPS multiple traumas | ||||||
| Total score | 78.86 | 42.50 | 43.29 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 0 |
| (17.93) | (33.02) | (35.87) | [0.54;2.20] | [0.44;2.07] | [−0.76;0.72] | |
| Intrusions | 23.71 | 11.93 | 11.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.10 |
| (7.88) | (11.54) | (12.24) | [0.38–2.00] | [0.42;2.05] | [−0.66;0.82] | |
| Avoidance | 32.07 | 14.29 | 14.86 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 0 |
| (8.87) | (15.06) | (15.74) | [0.60–2.28] | [0.52;2.17] | [−0.7;0.78] | |
| Arousal | 23.07 | 16.29 | 17.43 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.10 |
| (7.50) | (10.13) | (11.41) | [−0.01–1.53] | [−0.17;1.34] | [−0.85;0.64] | |
| CAPS index trauma | ||||||
| Total score | 77.79 | 39.71 | 40.57 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 0 |
| (19.90) | (32.86) | (33.65) | [0.57;2.23] | [0.52;2.17] | [−0.77;0.71] | |
| Intrusions | 23.86 | 10.21 | 9.79 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 0 |
| (8.67) | (12.13) | (11.57) | [0.47–2.11] | [0.55;2.21] | [−0.71;0.78] | |
| Avoidance | 31.21 | 13.21 | 13.36 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0 |
| (9.03) | (15.00) | (15.07) | [0.61–2.29] | [0.60;2.27] | [−0.75;0.73] | |
| Arousal | 22.71 | 16.29 | 17.43 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.10 |
| (7.62) | (10.13) | (11.41) | [−0.05–1.48] | [−0.21;1.30] | [−0.85;0.64] | |
| DTS | ||||||
| Total score | 87.50 | 40.14 | 42.86 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.10 |
| (24.08) | (37.67) | (35.62) | [0.65;2.34] | [0.63;2.31] | [−0.82;0.67] | |
| Frequency | 42.36 | 21.14 | 23.43 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.10 |
| (12.14) | (18.99) | (18.07) | [0.51–2.16] | [0.42;2.04] | [−0.87;0.62] | |
| Severity | 45.14 | 19.00 | 19.43 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 0 |
| (12.69) | (19.03) | (17.95) | [0.75–2.48] | [0.79;2.52] | [−0.76;0.72] | |
| IPDE | ||||||
| Dimension Current score | 12.86 | 5.86 | 6.07 | 2.40 | 1.60 | 0 |
| (2.11) | (3.63) | (5.61) | [1.38;3.34] | [0.74;2.46] | [−0.79;0.70] | |
| BSL | ||||||
| Total score | 47.29 | 23.50 | 23.71 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0 |
| (18.69) | (25.52) | (21.12) | [0.27;1.86] | [0.37;1.99] | [−0.75;0.73] | |
| BDI-II (n = 13b) | ||||||
| Total score | 39.85 | 19.76 | 19.82 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0 |
| (9.58) | (16.76) | (15.26) | [0.60;2.35] | [0.68;2.46] | [−0.77;0.77] | |
| FDS (n = 12b) | ||||||
| Total score | 48.25 | 24.25 | 20.00 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.10 |
| (38.25) | (43.83) | (30.99) | [−0.24;1.40] | [−0.04;1.65] | [−0.69;0.91] | |
| Intention to treat | ||||||
| CAPS multiple traumas | ||||||
| Total score | 79.43 | 49.43 | 50.00 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0 |
| (16.87) | (33.04) | (34.86) | [0.49;1.80] | [0.43;1.72] | [−0.62;0.59] | |
| Intrusions | 24.38 | 14.52 | 13.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 |
| (7.40) | (11.67) | (12.59) | [0.37–1.65] | [0.40;1.69] | [−0.53;0.68] | |
| Avoidance | 31.76 | 17.67 | 18.05 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0 |
| (8.17) | (14.79) | (15.18) | [0.52;1.84] | [0.47;1.78] | [−0.63;0.5 8] | |
| Arousal | 23.29 | 17.24 | 18.33 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.10 |
| (6.63) | (9.62) | (10.21) | [0.11–1.36] | [−0.04;1.19] | [−0.72;0.50] | |
| CAPS index trauma | ||||||
| Total score | 78.19 | 47.14 | 48.00 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0 |
| (17.79) | (33.53) | (33.79) | [0.50;1.81] | [0.47;1.77] | [−0.63;0.58] | |
| Intrusions | 24.19 | 12.95 | 12.67 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0 |
| (7.87) | (12.47) | (12.33) | [0.43–1.731] | [0.46;1.77] | [−0.58;0.63] | |
| Avoidance | 30.95 | 16.95 | 16.95 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0 |
| (8.16) | (15.00) | (15.04) | [0.50–1.82] | [0.50;1.81] | [−0.60;0.60] | |
| Arousal | 23.05 | 17.24 | 18.38 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.10 |
| (6.73) | (9.62) | (10.21) | [0.08;1.32] | [−0.08;1.16] | [−0.72;0.49] | |
| DTS | ||||||
| Total score | 90.42 | 49.76 | 51.57 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 0 |
| (21.69) | (39.04) | (37.31) | [0.62;1.95] | [0.61;1.94] | [−0.82;0.67] | |
| Frequency | 43.84 | 25.13 | 26.65 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.10 |
| (11.37) | (18.81) | (17.89) | [0.51;2.16] | [0.42;2.04] | [−0.65;0.56] | |
| Severity | 46.58 | 24.63 | 24.91 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 0 |
| (11.09) | (20.55) | (19.82) | [0.66;2.00] | [0.68;2.02] | [−0.62;0.59] | |
| IPDE | ||||||
| Dimension Current score | 12.81 | 7.57 | 7.81 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0 |
| (2.42) | (4.62) | (5.70) | [0.74;2.10] | [0.49;1.80] | [−0.65;0.56] | |
| BSL | ||||||
| Total score | 47.90 | 30.38 | 30.52 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0 |
| (18.13) | (27.14) | (24.51) | [0.13;1.39] | [0.18;1.44] | [−0.60;0.60] | |
| BDI-II | ||||||
| Total score | 40.05 | 24.53 | 24.88 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0 |
| (9.41) | (17.56) | (16.66) | [0.45;1.75] | [0.47;1.77] | [−0.63;0.58] | |
| FDS | ||||||
| Total score | 46.30 | 27.25 | 23.85 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.1 |
| (34.65) | (35.88) | (27.09) | [−0.08;1.16] | [0.10;1.35] | [−0.50;0.71] | |
CAPS = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale; DTS = Davidson Trauma Scale; IPDE = International Personality Disorder Examination; BSL = Borderline Symptom List, BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory; FDS = German adaptation of the Dissociative Experience Scale.
aindicates that effect sizes are reported as Cohen´s d.
bindicates that the number of patients is lower here, due to missing questionnaires at baseline.