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Table 3 Difference in means and effect size 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

Instrument

Assessed domain

Comparison among study arms

A vs. B

 

A vs. C

 

B vs. C

 

Δ A

Δ B

ES

p*

Δ A

Δ C

ES

p*

Δ B

Δ C

ES

p*

EORTC QLQ-C15 Pal

Global health

−4.76

−8.88

0.20

0.953

−4.76

−11.76

0.31

0.984

−8.88

−11.76

0.15

0.946

Emotional functioning

−20.24

−2.94

−0.66

0.200

−20.24

−2.94

−0.61

0.138

−2.94

−2.94

0.00

0.734

HADS

Anxiety

1.64

0.82

0.17

0.984

1.64

0.88

0.15

0.951

0.82

0.88

−0.01

0.958

Depression

−0.43

1.06

−0.33

0.336

−0.43

2.18

−0.74

0.029

1.06

2.18

−0.25

0.394

PHQ9

Depression

1.14

2.71

−0.26

0.356

1.14

0.88

0.05

0.710

2.71

0.88

0.32

0.231

ESAS

Anxiety

1.93

0.88

0.22

0.710

1.93

0.88

0.19

0.173

0.88

0.88

0.00

0.290

 

Depression

            
 

Emotional

1.93

0.88

0.22

0.710

1.93

0.88

0.19

0.173

0.88

0.88

0.00

0.290

  1. Legend: ES effect size; Δ = difference in means between days 0 and 90 (d0-d90)
  2. *Mann-Whitney test (Bonferroni correction; values are significant when p < 0.017)
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