Research Article
A Brief Body-Mind-Spirit Group Therapy for Chinese Medicine Stagnation Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Within-group comparison of outcomes: baseline assessment, posttest, and 2-month follow-up assessment.
| | | Intervention Group (n=56) | Baseline Assessment(T0) | Posttest (T1) | Two-month Follow-up Assessment (T2) | | Control Group (n=55) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Effect size (d) | Mean (SD) | Effect size (d) |
| | Self-report Scales | Stagnation Total | | | | | | | Intervention group | 85.2(23.5) | 64.3(22.7) | -0.90 | 66.9(23.6) | -0.78 | | Control group | 78.1(26.8) | 73.0(26.7) | -0.19 | 67.9(24.6) | -0.40 | | Body-mind Obstruction | | | | | | | Intervention group | 26.2(9.4) | 17.2(7.8) | -1.04 | 18.7(8.8) | -0.82 | | Control group | 24.2(10.2) | 22.1(9.8) | -0.21 | 19.7(8.1) | -0.47 | | Affect-posture Inhibition | | | | | | | Intervention group | 18.0(7.6) | 13.4(6.5) | -0.65 | 14.9(7.4) | -0.41 | | Control group | 17.5(7.8) | 16.6(7.6) | -0.11 | 15.1(6.9) | -0.33 | | Overattachment | | | | | | | Intervention group | 40.1(12.3) | 30.3(10.5) | -0.86 | 30.7(10.5) | -0.82 | | Control group | 38.2(13.6) | 34.6(13.3) | -0.27 | 32.6(13.5) | -0.41 | | Depression | | | | | | | Intervention group | 11.0(4.4) | 7.8(3.7) | -0.79 | 7.6(4.2) | -0.79 | | Control group | 10.3(5.1) | 9.4(4.9) | -0.18 | 8.9(5.0) | -0.28 | | Anxiety | | | | | | | Intervention group | 9.1(3.0) | 7.7(3.0) | -0.47 | 7.6(3.2) | -0.48 | | Control group | 10.1(4.1) | 9.9(4.4) | -0.05 | 8.7(3.7) | -0.36 | | | Physical Distress | | | | | | | Intervention group | 55.3(25.2) | 37.4(19.2) | -0.80 | 43.8(25.2) | -0.47 | | Control group | 56.7(25.7) | 50.7(25.8) | -0.23 | 46.7(24.0) | -0.40 | | Everyday Functioning | | | | | | | Intervention group | 47.7(11.1) | 53.9(12.5) | 0.52 | 54.5(12.7) | 0.57 | | Control group | 46.4(13.6) | 47.4(13.1) | 0.07 | 47.4(14.1) | 0.07 | | | Negative Affect | | | | | | | Intervention group | 49.2(21.3) | 40.4(19.8) | -0.43 | 39.4(21.3) | -0.46 | | Control group | 50.5(19.3) | 50.3(21.2) | -0.01 | 45.2(22.0) | -0.26 | | Positive Affect | | | | | | | Intervention group | 36.5(11.1) | 39.4(12.1) | 0.25 | 40.3(13.0) | 0.31 | | | Control group | 36.1(15.4) | 37.2(6.1) | 0.09 | 36.9(17.6) | 0.05 | | Salivary Cortisol | Mean Cortisol (log nmol/L) | | | | | | | Intervention group | 3.6(2.0) | 2.9(1.3) | -0.56 | 3.0(1.3) | -0.48 | | Control group | 3.4 (2.0) | 2.8(1.5) | -0.43 | 3.5(2.2) | 0.03 | | Cortisol Slope | | | | | | | Intervention group | -0.15 (0.10) | -0.17(0.11) | 0.19 | -0.13(0.10) | -0.19 | | Control group | -0.15(0.10) | -0.18(0.11) | 0.29 | -0.18(0.21) | 0.18 |
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