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Table 2 clinical outcomes for all patients at pre and post therapy assessments and at 6-months follow up (N = 22)

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

 

mean (SD)

ESa (95% Confidence Intervall)

pb

Outcomes

 Number of symptoms (SOMS)

Pre

18,50 (8,72)

  

Post

16,97 (9,41)

0,17 (−0,19 - 0,52)

0,40

Follow up

14,42 (8,01)

0,48 (0,12 - 0,80)

0,01

 Somatisation (PHQ-15)

Pre

12,57 (4,86)

  

Post

10,87 (4,20)

0,38 (0.06–0.70)

0,03

Follow up

10,90 (5,13)

0,33 (0.01–0.66)

0,04

 Depression (PHQ-9)

Pre

10,68 (3,96)

  

Post

9,06 (7,04)

0,28 (−0,23 - 0,80)

0,34

Follow up

9,18 (4,39)

0,35 (−0,25–0.97)

0,24

 Physical component scale (PCS; SF36)

Pre

37,70 (11,59)

  

Post

37,03 (10,69)

0,06 (−0,16–0.28)

0,72

Follow up

37,67 (11,88)

0,00 (−0,28–0.28)

0,99

 Mental Component Scale (MCS; SF36)

Pre

37,74 (9,28)

  

Post

43,00 (10,01)

0,54 (0.13–0,96)

0,02

Follow up

42,93 (9,88)

0,52 (0.08–1,00)

0,02

DBIQ-35 Domains

 Vitality

Pre

2,57 (0,75)

  

Post

2,70 (0,85)

0.16 (− 0,19 – 0,51)

0.37

Follow up

2,78 (1,22)

0.21 (−0,17 – 0,58)

0.34

 Self-Acceptance

Pre

3,04 (0,81)

  

Post

3,10 (0,73)

0.09 (− 0,08 – 0,24)

0.41

Follow up

3,24 (0,80)

0.25 (0,06 – 0,44)

0.04

 Sexuality

Pre

2,98 (1,21)

  

Post

2,89 (1,10)

−0.07 (−0,30 – 0,14)

0.64

Follow up

3,13 (1,49)

0.11 (−0,18 – 0,40)

0.78

 Self-Enhancement

Pre

2,50 (0,84)

  

Post

2,50 (0,88)

0.01(−0,19 – 0,21)

0.96

Follow up

2,50 (0,89)

0.01(−0,19 – 0,21)

0.98

 Bodily contact

Pre

3,34 (0,97)

  

Post

3,28 (1,21)

−0.06(−0,24 – 0,12)

0.75

Follow up

3,27 (0,96)

−0.07(− 0,29 – 0,14)

0.90

  1. (results from multiple imputation)
  2. aES: Effect size Hedges g (bias corrected, particularly suited for small samples)
  3. bDependent t-test for paired samples