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Table 4 Intention-to-treat analysis of change in psychological outcomes within and between groups

From: Effectiveness of a behavioral medicine intervention in physical therapy on secondary psychological outcomes and health-related quality of life in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized, controlled trial

Variable

  

1. Routine care (n = 84)

2. Behavioral medicine (n = 86)

Between-group effects (1–2)

   

Mean (95% CI), p-value

Mean (95% CI), p-value

Mean (95% CI), p-value

HADS anxiety

Baseline

 

4.4 (3.6–5.1)

3.3 (2.7–4.0)

1.0 (0.0–2.0), p = 0.043

4 months

 

3.0 (2.4–3.6)

2.7 (2.0–3.4)

0.3 (− 0.6–1.3), p = 0.532

1 year

 

3.3 (2.6–4.0)

2.9 (2.2–3.5)

0.4 (− 0.6–1.5), p = 0.415

Within-group change

Baseline to 4 months

− 1.4 (− 2.0 to − 0.8), p < 0.001

− 0.7 (− 1.1 to − 0.2), p = 0.011

− 0.7 (− 1.5–0.1), p = 0.077

4 months–1 year

0.3 (− 0.3–0.9), p = 0.334

0.2 (− 0.3–0.6), p = 0.505

0.1 (− 0.7–0.9), p = 0.756

HADS depression

Baseline

 

2.2 (1.7–2.7)

2.0 (1.5–2.5)

0.2 (− 0.5–0.9), p = 0.605

4 months

 

2.2 (1.7–2.8)

1.7 (1.2–2.2)

0.5 (− 0.2–1.3), p = 0.173

1 year

 

2.1 (1.6–2.5)

1.9 (1.5–2.3)

0.2 (− 0.5–0.9), p = 0.561

Within-group change

Baseline to 4 months

0.1 (− 0.4–0.6), p = 0.827

− 0.3 (− 0.7–0.1), p = 0.193

0.3 (− 0.3–1.0), p = 0.326

4 months–1 year

− 0.2 (− 0.7–0.4), p = 0.547

0.2 (− 0.2–0.5), p = 0.354

− 0.3 (− 0.9–0.3), p = 0.319

Self-efficacy for exercise scale

Baseline

 

51.2 (46–56.5)

57.7 (52.6–62.8)

− 6.5 (− 13.7–0.8), p = 0.080

4 months

 

49.7 (44.5–54.8)

56.5 (51.6–61.4)

− 6.8 (− 14–0.3), p = 0.062

1 year

 

46.6 (41.7–51.5)

50.6 (45.5–55.8)

− 4.0 (− 11.1–3.1), p = 0.266

Within-group change

Baseline to 4 months

− 1.6 (− 7.6–4.5), p = 0.615

− 1.2 (− 6.4–4), p = 0.650

− 0.3 (− 8.2–7.6), p = 0.932

4 months–1 year

− 3.1 (− 7.9–1.8), p = 0.219

− 5.9 (− 10.8 to − 1), p = 0.020

2.8 (− 3.9–9.5), p = 0.409

Patient enablement instrument

4 months

 

6.0 (5.2–6.7)

6.8 (6.1–7.6)

− 0.9 (− 2.1–0.3), p = 0.148

1 year

 

5.9 (5.2–6.7)

6.2 (5.4–6.9)

− 0.3 (− 1.4–0.9), p = 0.658

  1. CI Confidence interval, HADS Hospital anxiety and depression scale