Table II.
Psychological outcome measures as measured at baseline (T1) and the end of the rehabilitation programme (T2), mean/median difference and statistical results (n = 20)
| Variables | T1 | T2 | Diff T2–T1 | pvalue | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADS-A (n = 19)*, mean (SD) | 8.3 (5.1) | 6.4 (4.4) | –1.9 | 0.03 | 0.4 |
| HADS-A, median (range) | 9.0 (0–16) | 6.5 (0–21) | –2.5 | 0.13 | 0.3 |
| HADS-D (n = 19)*, mean (SD) | 4.9 (3.5) | 4.1 (3.1) | –0.8 | 0.01 | 0.3 |
| HADS-D, median (range) | 4.5 (0–14) | 4.0 (0–16) | –0.5 | 0.13 | 0.1 |
| EQ-VAS, mean (SD) | 67.3 (20.7) | 77.3 (17.1) | 9.9 | 0.05 | 0.5 |
| SOC-29 CP, median (range) | 41.0 (27–58) | 42.5 (27–56) | 1.5 | 0.85 | |
| SOC-29 MA, median (range) | 46.5 (21–65) | 44.5 (27–63) | –2.0 | 0.99 | |
| SOC-29 ME, median (range) | 41.0 (21–52) | 36.5 (27–54) | –4.5 | 0.48 |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) was calculated when the p-value was < 0.2. Effect sizes < 0.2 are considered trivial, 0.2 represents a small effect size, 0.5 a medium effect size, and 0.8 a large effect size (34). p-value ≤ 0.05 in bold. HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Anxiety; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Depression; EQ-VAS: EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale; SOC-29 CP: Sense of Coherence – 29 item scale, Comprehensibility; SOC-29 MA: Sense of Coherence – 29 item scale, Manageability; SOC-29 ME: Sense of Coherence – 29 item scale, Meaningfulness; Diff: difference; SD: standard deviation.
Outlier excluded.