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. 2021 Aug 13;30(1):793–803. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06439-8

Table 3.

Diagnosed wives’ outcomes in HUSH [within-group analysis]

HUSH (n = 13)
Mean (SD) Median p*
Mood and anxiety
CES-D Depressed Mood
  Pre-test 14.88 (9.53) 15.00 0.05
  Post-test 10.31 (6.92) 12.00
STAI-Y State Anxiety
  Pre-test 37.00 (6.03) 35.00 0.001
  Post-test 27.77 (5.31) 28.00
Marital quality
MIS—Total
  Pre-test 89.06 (14.73) 90.00 0.89
  Post-test 88.36 (13.16) 95.00
MIS—Open Communication
  Pre-test 35.08 (6.24) 37.00 0.78
  Post-test 35.23 (5.48) 36.00
MIS—Talking About Sad Thoughts
  Pre-test 36.14 (6.44) 39.00 0.84
  Post-test 35.97 (5.77) 38.00
Spanier Dyadic Adjustment: Total
  Pre-test 114.31 (18.63) 121.00 0.68
  Post-test 113.37 (17.40) 119.00
Spanier Subscale, Consensus
  Pre-test 50.23 (8.96) 50.00 0.72
  Post-test 49.69 (8.79) 47.00
Spanier Subscale, Satisfaction
  Pre-test 39.69 (5.07) 41.00 0.81
  Post-test 39.44 (5.22) 39.00
Spanier Subscale, Affectional Expression
  Pre-test 8.77 (2.17) 9.00 0.96
  Post-test 8.77 (2.24) 9.00
Spanier Subscale, Cohesion
  Pre-test 15.62 (4.33) 17.00 0.42
  Post-test 15.46 (3.10) 14.00
What He Does for Me
  Pre-test 68.23 (11.39) 71.00 0.07
  Post-test 71.91 (8.53) 76.00
Personal Resource Questionnaire
  Pre-test 139.31 (20.16) 139.00 0.03
  Post-test 146.38 (15.38) 148.00

*Wilcoxon signed ranks test; 2-tailed test