Table 2.
Pre-post comparison (analysis of covariance)
| Variable | Group | Mean (SD) |
F (df) | Partial η2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | ||||
| PSS | Intervention | 29.98 (6.220) | 12.22 (4.412) | 274.41*** (1,88) | 0.757 |
| Control | 26.51 (6.622) | 25.40 (6.580) | |||
| HADS | Intervention | 28.41 (7.308) | 8.72 (3.828) | 272.92*** (1,88) | 0.756 |
| Control | 24.02 (8.341) | 22.29 (7.754) | |||
| QOL | Intervention | 48.91 (12.207) | 87.87 (7.265) | 349.94*** (1,88) | 0.799 |
| Control | 55.89 (13.074) | 59.22 (12.954) | |||
| NPR | Intervention | 4.78 (3.076) | 1.20 (1.572) | 60.60*** (1.88) | 0.408 |
| Control | 4.40 (3.165) | 3.56 (2.590) | |||
| SCIM | Intervention | 31.76 (15.571) | 46.74 (17.085) | 29.09*** (1,88) | 0.248 |
| Control | 38.84 (17.272) | 44.20 (17.981) | |||
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. PSS=Perceived stress scale, HADS=Hospital anxiety and depression scale, SCIM=Spinal cord independence measure, NPR=Numeric pain rating, WHOQOLBREF=WHO quality of life