Table 7.

Results of control-group patients on secondary outcome measures at pre- and posttest

Patient number	Stroop CWT processing speed		Stroop CWT inhibition		Adapted MSET		SIB distressa		SCL-90-R anxietya		SCL-90-R depressiona		Quality of lifea		Self-efficacya
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
1	103.0	98.0	1.59	1.62	489.0c	46.50	96	80	12	10	17	20	18	16	48	39
2	44.5	40.0	1.60	1.83	16.00	7.33	117	–	11	–	22	–	16	–	39	–
3	48.5	43.0	1.69	1.81	5.83	8.17	137b	132	20c	18	45c	34	9	11	35	35
4	54.0	49.0	1.52	1.65	12.67	4.67	168c	190	18	17	42c	30	12	15	34	37
5	47.0	45.5	1.49	1.47	15.00	11.50	77	79	11	11	18	17	17	17	46	46
Median	48.50	45.50	1.59	1.65	15.00	8.17	116.50	106.00	15.00	14.00	30.00	25.00	14.50	15.50	40.50	38.00
Interquartile range	32.75	32.00	0.14	0.27	243.25	23.00	78.50	96.25	8.25	7.50	27.00	15.25	8.00	4.75	13.25	8.75
Te	0.00		1.00		1.00		5.00		0.00		2.00		1.50		1.00
z	−2.03		−1.75		−1.75		0		−1.63		−1.10		−0.82		−0.45
P-value	0.06		0.13		0.13		1.00		0.25		0.38		0.75		1.00
rd	−0.64		−0.55		−0.55		0		−0.58		−0.39		−0.29		−0.16

Note:

^aMedian and interquartile range calculated for four participants;

^bbelow/above-average performance at pretest;

^clow/high performance at pretest;

^deffect size;

^eTest statistic of Wilcoxon signed-rank test reflecting the smallest sum of ranks.

Abbreviations: CWT, color-word test; MSET, modified six-elements test; SCL-90-R, Symptom Checklist 90, revised; SIB, Scale for Interpersonal Behavior.