Research Article
Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study
Table 2
Significant differences at baseline characteristics and health change at discharge between responders and non-responders.
| Characteristic | Responders at DIS (M ± SD) | Nonresponders at DIS (M ± SD) | |
| Length of stay at the hospital (in days) | 14.8 ± 3.2 | 13.3 ± 5.5 | <0.001 | Internal control beliefs (GKÜ) | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.034 | External-fatalistic control beliefs (GKÜ) | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0.001 | Depression (HADS) | 7.4 ± 4.2 | 8.1 ± 4.2 | 0.01 |
| Characteristic | Responders at FU3 (M ± SD) | Nonresponders at FU3 (M ± SD) | |
| Length of stay at the hospital (in days) | 14.8 ± 3.0 | 14.3 ± 4.4 | <0.001 | External-fatalistic control beliefs (GKÜ) | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 0.01 | External-social control beliefs (GKÜ) | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.035 | Depression (HADS) | 7.3 ± 4.1 | 7.9 ± 4.3 | <0.001 | Mental component summary (SF-36) | 40.2 ± 12.9 | 38.7 ± 12.6 | 0.004 | Satisfaction with life in general | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 0.01 | Subjective health change at discharge (in %) | | | 0.001 | (i) Much improved | 33.2 | 25.7 | (ii) Somewhat improved | 47.4 | 52.4 | (iii) The same | 15.8 | 16.5 | (iv) Somewhat worse | 2.7 | 3.9 | (v) Much worse | 0.9 | 1.5 |
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DIS: discharge; FU3: 3-month followup; M: mean; SD: standard deviation.
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