Table 2 Between and within group comparison for illness perception
Subscale | Group time | Intervention | Control | Between group comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | p-value | |||
Identity | Before | 3.5 ± 1.6 (3.1–4.1) | 3.9 ± 1.8 (3.4–4.5) | 0.3 | |
Post | 2.8 ± 1.5 (2.3–3.2) | 3.9 ± 1.9 (3.3–4.5) | 0.006 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.4 | 0.002 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.7 | |||
Timeline (acute/chronic) | Before | 19.1 ± 4.3 (17.7–22.4) | 19.9 ± 3.3 (18.9–20.9) | 0.3 | |
Post | 21.7 ± 3.4 (20.5–22.7) | 19.8 ± 2.9 (19–20.7) | 0.009 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.5 | 0.002 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.8 | |||
Consequences | Before | 19.4 ± 5.6 (17.7–21.2) | 18.1 ± 6.2 (16.1–19.9) | 0.3 | |
Post | 18.5 ± 4.9( 16.8–20.2) | 18.1 ± 5.5(16.3–19.8) | 0.7 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.1 | 0.001 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.9 | |||
Personal control | Before | 21.2 ± 4.2( 19.8–22.6) | 20.5 ± 3.3 (19.5–21.5) | 0.3 | |
Post | 22.7 ± 3.1( 21.7–23.7) | 20.9 ± 3.5 (19.9–22) | 0.01 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.2 | 0.07 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.08 | |||
Treatment control | Before | 20.2 ± 2 (19.5–20.8) | 19.9 ± 1.8 (19.4–20.5) | 0.4 | |
Post | 21.5 ± 2 (20.9–22.1) | 20.1 ± 2 (19.5–20.8) | 0.003 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.4 | 0.03 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.3 | |||
Illness coherence | Before | 15.6 ± 3.1 (14.7–16.6) | 15.8 ± 3.6 (14.7–16.9) | 0.7 | |
Post | 17.9 ± 2.8 (17.1–18.9) | 16.1 ± 3.6( 15.1–17.2) | 0.01 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.5 | 0.03 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.3 | |||
Timeline cyclical | Before | 13.8 ± 2.7 (13–14.7) | 13.19 ± 3.1( 12.2–14.1) | 0.2 | |
Post | 11.5 ± 2.3 (10.8–12.2) | 13 ± 2.7 (12.1–13.8) | 0.01 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.5 | 0.01 | ||
p-value | 0.001 | 0.5 | |||
Emotional representations | Before | 22.9 ± 5.5 (21.3–24.5) | 20.7 ± 6.2 (19–22.7) | 0.1 | |
Post | 22 ± 4.5 (20.6–23.2) | 20.9 ± 5.5 (19.3–22.6) | 0.3 | ||
Within group comparison | Effect size | 0.08 | 0.01 | ||
p-value | 0.05 | 0.7 | |||