Table 2 Descriptive Data of Retrospective and Prospective Measures of Post-Traumatic Growth
Mean before HSCT | Mean at 5-month follow-up | Change score | BF10 | Reliable increase | Reliable decrease | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Retrospective Measure of Growth (PTGI) | – | – | – | – | – | |
- Relating to others | – | 2.90 | – | – | – | – |
- New Possibilities | – | 2.30 | – | – | – | – |
- Personal strength | – | 2.84 | – | – | – | – |
- Change in spirituality | – | 1.84 | – | – | – | – |
- Appreciation of life | – | 3.23 | – | – | – | – |
Mean score of PTGI | – | 2.67 | – | – | – | – |
Prospective Measure of Growth | ||||||
- Positive orientation to others | 5.81 | 5.35 | −0.46*** | 65 | 8.5% | 33.8% |
- Personal Growth subscale | 4.67 | 4.53 | −0.14* | 0.9 | 11.4% | 28.6% |
- Brief Strengths Inventory | 3.86 | 3.70 | −0.16** | 7.8 | 10.0% | 28.6% |
Wisdom/knowledge | 3.87 | 3.70 | −0.17** | 3.3 | 7.1% | 25.7% |
Courage | 3.85 | 3.79 | −0.06 | 0.2 | 10.3% | 10.3% |
Humanity | 4.03 | 3.84 | −0.19* | 2.5 | 10.3% | 27.9% |
Justice | 3.96 | 3.62 | − 0.34*** | 31.9 | 2.9% | 16.2% |
Temperance | 3.59 | 3.48 | −0.11 | 0.2 | 8.8% | 10.3% |
Transcendence | 3.92 | 3.76 | −0.16* | 0.9 | 8.8% | 17.6% |
- Intrinsic Spirituality scale | 4.80 | 4.16 | −0.64** | 6.7 | 17.4% | 43.5% |
- Life satisfaction scale | 5.40 | 4.92 | −0.48*** | 52.8 | 8.6% | 32.9% |
Mean score of growth | 4.90 | 4.52 | −0.38*** | > 150 | 5.6% | 40.8% |