Table 3.

Between group differences in loneliness scores across studies 1 and 2

Study	Year	Contrast	Group 1	Group 2	Difference	Conf.low	Conf.high	t	df	p	d	d_conf.low	d_conf.high
Study 1	16/17	Stroke > no longstanding illness	2.33	1.61	0.72	0.37	Inf	3.44	80.10	.00	0.45	0.23	0.67
Study 1	16/17	Stroke > arthritis	2.33	1.98	0.34	-0.01	Inf	1.61	89.06	.06	0.19	-0.04	0.42
Study 1	16/17	Stroke > ill	2.33	2.04	0.29	-0.06	Inf	1.39	80.50	.08	0.16	-0.06	0.38
Study 1	16/17	Arthritis > no longstanding illness	1.98	1.61	0.37	0.28	Inf	6.29	1,545.78	.00	0.23	0.16	0.30
Study 2	17/18	Stroke > no longstanding illness	1.96	1.53	0.43	0.16	Inf	2.66	120.56	.00	0.27	0.09	0.46
Study 2	17/18	Stroke > arthritis	1.96	2.04	-0.09	-0.36	Inf	-0.53	141.81	.70	-0.05	-0.24	0.14
Study 2	17/18	Stroke > illa	1.96	1.98	-0.02	-0.29	Inf	-0.12	121.69	.55	-0.01	-0.19	0.17
Study 2	17/18	Arthritis > no longstanding illness	2.04	1.53	0.51	0.42	Inf	9.13	1,757.69	.00	0.32	0.26	0.38

Note: Conf.low = lower bound of 95% confidence interval; Conf.high = upper bound of 95% confidence interval; t = t statistic; d = Cohen’SD.

^aill = any longstanding illness..