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Table 3 Comparison of Pre- and Post-characteristics for BPT (immediately, N = 14) and Waiting Condition group (N = 8)

From: Group body psychotherapy for the treatment of somatoform disorder - a partly randomised-controlled feasibility pilot study

 

BPT (N = 14)

Waiting condition (N = 8)

pb

mean (SD)

ESa(95% Confidence Intervall)

mean (SD)

ESa (95% Confidence Intervall)

Number of symptoms (SOMS)

 Pre

18.9 (9.7)

0.21 (−0.53 to 0.95)

15.9 (6.6)

−0.26 (− 1.25 to 0.72)

0.16

 Post

16.8 (9.9)

17.8 (7.1)

Somatisation (PHQ-15)

 Pre

13.2 (5.3)

0.51 (−0.24 to 1.27)

11.5 (4.2)

−0.23 (−1.21 to 0.76)

0.17

 Post

10.7 (4.0)

12.6 (4.9)

Depression (PHQ-9)

 Pre

10.6 (3.6)

0.41 (−0.33 to1.16)

9.8 (4.5)

−0.20 (−1.19 to 0.78)

0.18

 Post

8.9 (4.3)

10.8 (4.7)

Physical component scale (PCS; SF36)

 Pre

38.1 (12.3)

0.13 (−0.61 to 0.88)

37.2 (9.0)

0.03 (−0.96 to 1.00)

0.52

 Post

36.5 (10.5)

37.0 (11.0)

Mental Component Scale (MCS; SF36)

 Pre

37.2 (10.2)

0.66 (−1.43 to 0.09)

42.7 (7.5)

−0.49 (−0.50 to 1.49)

0.021

 Post

43.5 (8.0)

38.7 (7.9)

  1. aES: Hedges g; within-group ES. complete datasets
  2. bBetween group comparisons of pre-post change. Adjusted for baseline score
  3. Bold entry represents the p-value of the between group comparison of the pre-post changes for the BPT vs waiting list condition