Table 2.
Comparison of psychological distress between Korean Red Ginseng and placebo groups after 6 weeks of treatment
| Variables | Korean Red Ginseng group (n = 32) |
Placebo group (n = 31) |
Group effect |
Group by time effect |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6 weeks | Baseline | 6 weeks | F | p | F | p | |
| Profile of Mood States score (K-POMS) [mean (SD)] | ||||||||
| Total score | 98.59 (37.33) | 87.55 (36.77) | 71.71 (30.18) | 66.35 (32.39) | 1.17 | 0.287 | 0.11 | 0.737 |
| Depression | 18.59 (9.43) | 15.65 (10.45) | 9.00 (7.19) | 10.00 (8.65) | 0.21 | 0.653 | 0.89 | 0.352 |
| Vigor | 24.65 (2.38) | 27.06 (2.98) | 24.25 (2.20) | 23.20 (2.75) | 0.76 | 0.389 | 0.40 | 0.531 |
| Anxiety | 14.71 (2.10) | 7.59 (1.86) | 11.95 (1.93) | 8.15 (1.72) | 0.41 | 0.525 | 0.64 | 0.431 |
| Anger | 14.12 (9.57) | 9.47 (9.81) | 12.70 (8.30) | 7.95 (8.39) | 0.45 | 0.507 | 0.01 | 0.980 |
| Fatigue | 18.35 (7.39) | 13.00 (7.52) | 15.90 (7.31) | 11.70 (7.59) | 1.18 | 0.286 | 0.11 | 0.743 |
| Confusion | 8.18 (4.89) | 5.59 (3.18) | 7.10 (4.71) | 5.35 (4.84) | 0.39 | 0.539 | 0.16 | 0.688 |
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [mean (SD)] | ||||||||
| Total score | 17.52 (4.14) | 14.00 (6.26) | 18.26 (4.21) | 15.81 (6.33) | 1.51 | 0.224 | 0.28 | 0.600 |
| Positive | 9.04 (2.72) | 8.44 (3.90) | 9.11 (2.64) | 8.59 (4.25) | 0.02 | 0.881 | 0.004 | 0.949 |
| Negative | 8.48 (2.82) | 5.56 (4.04) | 9.15 (3.61) | 7.22 (3.97) | 2.25 | 0.140 | 0.66 | 0.420 |
| Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) [mean (SD)] | ||||||||
| Total score | 10.38 (7.72) | 6.54 (5.18) | 11.96 (6.90) | 9.70 (7.56) | 2.41 | 0.127 | 0.49 | 0.487 |
| Occupational | 3.33 (2.58) | 2.63 (1.97) | 3.60 (2.84) | 3.64 (2.66) | 1.22 | 0.275 | 0.74 | 0.395 |
| Family | 3.17 (2.75) | 2.75 (2.03) | 3.76 (2.40) | 3.32 (2.32) | 0.93 | 0.339 | <0.01 | 0.971 |
| Interpersonal | 2.62 (2.48) | 1.96 (1.69) | 4.25 (2.36) | 4.00 (2.34) | 1.96 | 0.007 | 0.69 | 0.411 |
SD, standard deviation.