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Table 3 Comparing secondary distress in control and intervention groups

From: Secondary distress in violence researchers: a randomised trial of the effectiveness of group debriefings

Secondary distress outcomes

Group

   

Control

Intervention

Mean difference

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Mdif

95% CI

P

Emotional distress

 SRQ20, total score (baseline)a

26

2.38

1.89

26

2.57

1.7

   

 SRQ20, total score (end-line)a

26

2.15

1.80

26

2.34

2.36

   

 SRQ20, change in score (basel vs. end)a

26

0.23

1.63

26

0.23

2.17

0

−1.07;1.07

1

 SRQ20, total score (baseline)b

26

2.38

1.89

22

2.64

1.81

   

 SRQ20, total score (end-line)b

26

2.15

1.80

22

2.36

2.56

   

 SRQ20, change in score (basel vs. end)b

26

0.23

1.63

22

0.27

2.37

0.04

−1.21;1.13

0.94

Vicarious trauma

 Vicarious Trauma Scale (VTS) total scorea

26

19.9

4.89

26

21

4.04

−1.03

−3.53; 1.46

0.41

 Vicarious Trauma Scale (VTS) total scoreb

26

19.9

4.89

22

21

4.41

−1.03

−3.75; 1.69

0.45

Secondary trauma

 Impact of Events Scale-R (IES-R) total scorea

26

14.03

9.67

26

19.6

8.24

−5.55

−10.5; −.54

0.03

 Impact of Events Scale-R (IES-R) total scoreb

26

14.03

9.67

22

19.6

8.9

−5.55

−11.5; −0.59

0.05

Secondary trauma (ProQOL subscale)

 Secondary Traumatic Stress Subscalea

26

50.23

7.13

26

54.4

4.58

−3.98

−7.32;-0.64

0.02

 Secondary Traumatic Stress Subscaleb

26

50.23

7.13

22

54.4

4.99

−3.95

−7.59;-0.31

0.03

  1. aIntention to treat analysis
  2. bPer protocol analysis