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