A Brief Body-Mind-Spirit Group Therapy for Chinese Medicine Stagnation Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Repeated-measures multivariate and univariate ANOVA of baseline assessment (T0), posttest (T1), and 2-month follow-up assessment (T2) of intervention and control groups (N=111).
Outcome variables
Overall efficacy (T0,T1 vs. T2)
Intervention efficacy (T0 vs. T1)
Maintenance effects (T0 vs. T2)
F(df)
Time×group (p value)
partial η2
F(df)
Time×group (p value)
partial η2
F(df)
Time×group (p value)
partial η2
Combined Effect Self-report Scales
2.7(18)
0.00
0.42
Stagnation Total
6.3(108)
0.00
0.11
11.6(109)
0.00
0.97
2.7(109)
0.10
0.02
Body-mind Obstruction
7.2(108)
0.00
0.12
14.3(109)
0.00
0.13
1.6(109)
0.21
0.02
Affect-posture Inhibition
4.8(108)
0.01
0.08
7.1(109)
0.01
0.07
0.0(109)
0.98
0.00
Overattachment
4.1(108)
0.02
0.07
9.9(109)
0.01
0.08
3.6(109)
0.06
0.03
Depression
4.6(108)
0.01
0.08
8.7(109)
0.00
0.09
6.3(109)
0.01
0.06
Anxiety
2.6(108)
0.08
0.05
4.2(109)
0.04
0.04
0.3(109)
0.60
0.00
Physical Distress
8.1(108)
0.00
0.13
9.6(109)
0.00
0.10
0.1(109)
0.76
0.00
Everyday Functioning
3.3(108)
0.04
0.06
5.3(109)
0.02
0.05
5.2(109)
0.03
0.05
Negative Affect
3.4(108)
0.04
0.06
6.4(109)
0.01
0.07
1.3(109)
0.25
0.01
Positive Affect
1.1(108)
0.34
0.02
1.0(109)
0.31
0.01
1.0(109)
0.14
0.02
Salivary Cortisol
Mean Cortisol (log nmol/L)
1.6 (108)
0.21
0.03
0.9(109)
0.35
0.01
4.7(109)
0.03
0.05
Cortisol Slope
1.0. (108)
0.39
.02
0.9(109)
0.36
0.01
1.4(109)
.0.23
0.01
Repeated measures of doubly MANOVA on all 9 outcome variables, that are stagnation total, depression, anxiety, physical distress, everyday functioning, negative affect, positive affect, mean cortisol, and cortisol slope. p ≤ .05. p ≤ .01. p ≤.001.
