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. 2023 Feb 13;31(3):160. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07606-9

Table 2.

Pre-test group differences

Test for equality of means
M SD T df p
Life satisfaction Intervention 20.24 7.94 0.70 48 0.483
Control 18.72 7.24
Stress Intervention 5.11 2.95  − 0.86 38 0.397
Control 5.84 2.44
Symptom burden Intervention 19.41 6.28  − 0.32 30 0.751
Control 20.07 5.12
ECOG Intervention 2.95 1.12 0.42 52 0.674
Control 2.84 0.77
Cheerfulness trait Intervention 32.22 6.77 0.30 43 0.761
Control 31.59 6.96
Seriousness trait Intervention 30.38 6.08  − 0.29 45 0.769
Control 30.91 6.39
Bad mood trait Intervention 21.13 7.01  − 0.57 46 0.568
Control 22.50 9.39
Cheerfulness state Intervention 11.53 4.81 0.04 53 0.969
Control 11.48 4.62
Seriousness state Intervention 16.96 4.11 0.13 53 0.895
Control 16.81 4.23
Bad mood state Intervention 13.24 5.56 1.45 53 0.152
Control 11.22 4.67