Table 1.
Dyadic adjustment scale (DAS) total and subscales scores before and after therapy in both male and female partners
|
Psychometric
Scales |
Couples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male Partners (n=20) | Female Partners (n=20) | |||
| DAS total | Baseline | After therapy | Baseline | After therapy |
| 80.15 ± 8.06 | 118.6 ± 2.50 | 61.80 ± 9.71 | 117.4±4.78 | |
| P | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||
| Dyadic consensus subscale | 36.70 ± 3.70 | 50.60 ± 1.88 | 30.05 ± 4.68 | 51.80 ± 1.20 |
| P | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||
| Dyadic satisfaction subscale | 26.90 ± 3.11 | 41.30 ± 1.08 | 20.30 ± 4.55 | 41.60 ± 1.35 |
| P | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||
| Dyadic cohesion subscale | 11.80 ± 2.80 | 17.85 ± 1.42 | 7.50 ± 2.59 | 19.05 ± 1.0 |
| P | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||
| Affectional expression subscale | 4.75 ± 2.05 | 5.50±2.40 | 3.95 ± 2.06 | 4.50±2.96 |
| P | 0.339 | 0.442 | ||
P value for paired t-test after comparing pre and post treatment scores in each group. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.