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Table 2 Difference of means over time among study arms

From: The feasibility and benefit of a brief psychosocial intervention in addition to early palliative care in patients with advanced cancer to reduce depressive symptoms: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial

  

A

B

C

p-values

n

Mean observed change from baseline

n

Mean observed change from baseline

n

Mean observed change from baseline

Time vs. arm

Arm

Time

PHQ-9

d45

18

1.17 (5.71)

21

1.9 (5.03)

19

−0.53 (4.44)

0.497

0.780

0.029

d90

14

0.21 (4.89)

19

1.95 (5.86)

18

0.94 (4.12)

   

d120

14

2.86 (6.7)

16

3.12 (6.09)

17

−0.76 (5.87)

   

d180

12

2 (7.59)

12

3.83 (4)

14

2.07 (3.69)

   

HADS-Anxiety

d45

18

1.56 (3.09)

21

1.9 (3.91)

19

0.89 (4.37)

0.659

0.771

<0.001

d90

14

1.64 (4.05)

19

1 (4.88)

17

1.24 (5.66)

   

d120

13

2.31 (2.93)

16

2.87 (3.26)

16

1.13 (5.12)

   

d180

12

1.25 (3.89)

11

3.18 (2.79)

14

3.50 (3.16)

   

HADS-Depression

d45

17

0.65 (3.12)

21

2.05 (3.73)

19

2.11 (3.73)

0.188

0.854

0.017

d90

14

−0.43 (3.41)

19

1.11 (5.02)

18

2.44 (3.65)

   

d120

14

0 (2.69)

16

2.69 (4.74)

17

1.12 (4.77)

   

d180

12

−1.08 (4.46)

12

1.83 (4.06)

14

2.79 (4.04)

   

ESAS- Anxiety

d45

18

2.11 (3.5)

21

1.48 (2.52)

19

0.95 (3.42)

0.687

0.966

<0.001

d90

14

1.71 (2.46)

19

1.58 (3.95)

18

1.17 (3.33)

   

d120

14

2.93 (3.17)

16

2.13 (2.68)

17

0.59 (4.06)

   

d180

12

2.92 (3.20)

12

2.42 (2.43)

14

1.36 (3.20)

   

ESAS-Depression

d45

18

0.11 (3.01)

21

0.48 (1.89)

19

0.37 (1.3)

0.393

0.650

0.520

d90

14

0.21 (3.75)

19

0.42 (1.68)

18

0.06 (2.88)

   

d120

14

0.57 (2.31)

16

0.25 (1.73)

17

−0.82 (3)

   

d180

12

0.25 (2.09)

12

0.42 (1)

14

0.43 (1.91)

   

ESAS- Emotional domain

d45

18

2 (4.17)

21

1.95 (3.07)

19

1.32 (4.57)

0.516

0.825

0.001

d90

14

1.93 (5)

19

1.16 (4.54)

18

1.22 (5.77)

   

d120

14

3.5 (3.98)

16

2.38 (3.59)

17

0.24 (6.69)

   

d180

12

3.17 (2.55)

12

2.83 (2.72)

14

1.79 (4.69)

   

EORTC QLQC-15Pal Total

d45

17

−5.88 (18.58)

21

−7.14 (24.48)

19

−15.79 (32.62)

0.276

0.626

0.023

d90

14

4.76 (23.96)

19

−7.02 (16.02)

18

−12.04 (21.24)

   

d120

14

−2.38 (22.51)

16

−4.17 (28.87)

17

−16.67 (30.05)

   

d180

12

0 (22.47)

12

2.78 (35.41)

14

−20.24 (27.09)

   

EORTC QLQC-15Pal Emotional domain

d45

18

−17.59 (29.96)

21

−8.73 (21.49)

19

−7.89 (28.53)

0.352

0.877

0.005

d90

14

−20.24 (29.37)

19

−3.51 (21.93)

18

−3.70 (26.54)

   

d120

14

−22.62 (26.64)

16

−8.33 (29.81)

17

3.92 (36.1)

   

d180

12

−16.67 (30.15)

12

−15.28 (15.01)

14

−9.52 (38.52)

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