Table 1. Condition differences in psychological variables over the course of the study.
| Intervention condition | Control condition | Intervention vs. Control at Baseline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaselineN = 21 | PostN = 20 | Follow-upN = 18 | BaselineN = 21 | PostN = 19 | Follow-upN = 17 | Differenceof means | 95% CI | T-test | |
| PSS | 24.05 (6.35) | 19.35 (5.51) | 23.00 (7.93) | 20.57 (8.94) | 20.79 (9.53) | 21.06 (8.65) N = 18 | 3.48 | [-1.36; 8.31] | t(40) = 1.54, p = .15 |
| STAI trait | 37.67 (7.46) | 36.95 (8.07) | 37.67 (9.62) | 35.76 (9.10) | 36.37 (10.47) | 37.12 (9.16) | 1.90 | [-3.28; 7.09] | t(40) = .74, p = .46 |
| ASS-SYM | 36.10 (17.56) | 32.75 (16.40) | 37.44 (21.76) | 33.00 (20.23) | 30.05 (21.21) | 34.76 (20.35) | 3.10 | [-8.72; 14.91] | t(40) = .53, p = .60 |
| FSozU K-22 | 4.56 (0.32) | 4.57 (0.33) | 4.60 (0.23) | 4.39 (0.49) | 4.32 (0.55) | 4.25 (0.58) | .17 | [-.08; .43] | t(40) = 1.36, p = .18 |
Values are given as means ± SD. PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; STAI trait, State Trait Anxiety Inventory Trait Scale; ASS-SYM, Change-sensitive Symptom List; FSozU K-22, Social Support Questionnaire Short Version.