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. 2022 Aug 25;12:14532. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18931-0

Table 6.

Changes in psychological score before/after intervention.

Psychological scales Early-chronic Late-chronic
Pre Post p R with nAP Pre Post p R with nAP
Controls
PCS 41.4 (± 5.91) 40.0 (± 4.66) 0.70 − 0.11 46.1 (± 8.31) 44.4 (± 8.10) 0.69 − 0.13
PSEQ 21.9 (± 6.01) 19.6 (± 7.73) 0.69 0.13 16.7 (± 7.62) 15.4 (± 7.95) 0.72 0.16
HADS (depression) 8.6 (± 1.87) 9.0 (± 2.30) 0.71 − 0.02 10.2 (± 2.00) 10.0 (± 2.65) 0.81 − 0.03
HADS (anxiety) 9.3 (± 2.11) 10.0 (± 3.74) 0.67 − 0.09 11.3 (± 3.68) 10.2 (± 3.11) 0.32 − 0.12
CBTs
PCS 38.0 (± 7.06) 28.3 (± 8.89) 0.00** − 0.71 42.6 (± 9.31) 39.0 (± 9.80) 0.06 − 0.49
PSEQ 16.7 (± 4.33) 25.7 (± 8.91) 0.00** 0.87 13.9 (± 6.96) 18.3 (± 4.77) 0.04* 0.84
HADS (depression) 10.0 (± 2.37) 6.4 (± 1.93) 0.04* − 0.89 9.7 (± 3.12) 9.0 (± 1.22) 0.34 − 0.59
HADS (anxiety) 8.8 (± 1.55) 8.0 (± 1.42) 0.71 − 0.19 9.0 (± 2.76) 8.5 (± 1.99) 0.67 − 0.18
Exercises
PCS 41.9 (± 6.66) 30.2 (± 6.78) 0.04* − 0.90 42.5 (± 10.27) 36.3 (± 5.48) 0.05 − 0.88
PSEQ 24.0 (± 7.29) 31.1 (± 6.73) 0.03* 0.88 20.0 (± 8.11) 25.6 (± 4.88) 0.04* 0.82
HADS (depression) 7.9 (± 2.17) 5.4 (± 2.03) 0.04* − 0.69 11.2 (± 2.03) 10.3 (± 1.09) 0.32 − 0.32
HADS (anxiety) 9.9 (± 1.98) 9.0 (± 2.02) 0.46 − 0.01 10.0 (± 3.16) 9.9 (± 2.53) 0.72 − 0.10
NFTs
PCS 36.0 (± 5.17) 39.1 (± 6.33) 0.54 − 0.15 39.9 (± 7.77) 39.1 (± 4.10) 0.80 − 0.08
PSEQ 22.7 (± 5.41) 23.1 (± 3.30) 0.66 0.03 16.7 (± 4.50) 16.1 (± 4.11) 0.81 0.02
HADS (depression) 10.3 (± 1.99) 10.2 (± 2.88) 0.71 − 0.10 13.9 (± 3.41) 12.2 (± 3.02) 0.76 − 0.11
HADS (anxiety) 9.1 (± 1.32) 7.0 (± 1.93) 0.19 − 0.19 11.2 (± 4.55) 11.1 (± 2.99) 0.84 − 0.02
CBT-NFTs
PCS 43.0 (± 5.16) 29.2 (± 6.79) 0.00** − 0.91 45.1 (± 7.21) 35.1 (± 8.12) 0.04* − 0.87
PSEQ 22.1 (± 8.18) 30.2 (± 5.72) 0.00** 0.82 17.6 (± 9.20) 26.4 (± 4.14) 0.03* 0.84
HADS (depression) 8.9 (± 3.22) 4.0 (± 1.92) 0.04* − 0.78 13.9 (± 5.20) 7.2 (± 3.18) 0.05* − 0.81
HADS (anxiety) 8.5 (± 2.12) 8.5 (± 1.95) 0.16 − 0.01 16.3 (± 6.62) 10.2 (± 3.27) 0.09 − 0.73
PT-NFTs
PCS 43.1 (± 8.02) 32.9 (± 7.77) 0.05* − 0.72 44.2 (± 10.21) 36.3 (± 10.27) 0.11 − 0.54
PSEQ 18.9 (± 8.55) 33.9 (± 5.31) 0.00** 0.93 16.5 (± 7.52) 25.2 (± 7.22) 0.04* 0.65
HADS (depression) 8.4 (± 2.03) 7.0 (± 1.64) 0.12 − 0.14 13.9 (± 6.23) 10.2 (± 3.58) 0.23 − 0.56
HADS (anxiety) 9.1 (± 1.77) 9.0 (± 2.07) 0.56 − 0.02 14.5 (± 4.31) 14.3 (± 4.01) 0.61 − 0.49

Significant values are in [bold].

*p < 0.05.

**p < 0.01.