Table 3

Changes in anxiety score between baseline, end of intervention and follow-up (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)

CourseAnxiety score
(baseline)
(mean±SD)
Anxiety score
(end of intervention)
Anxiety score
(follow- up)
Imputed anxiety score
(follow-up)
Mean difference from baseline
(complete data only)
Mean difference from baseline (imputed data)
.b10.47±3.64 (n=17)5.83±3.21 (n=12)7.1±4.04 (n=10)* 7.1±4.1 (n=15) 2.8
(95% CI 0.06 to 5.5)
3.36
(95% CI 1.69 to 5.0)
MBSR11.89±3.50 (n=27)7.65±3.23 (n=20)7.66±3.84
(n=9)
7.83±3.7 (n=20) 4.78
(95% CI 1.52 to 8.03)
4.06
(95% CI 2.6 to 5.5)
Difference1.42 (95% CI 0.93 to 1.9)
  • 0–7=normal, 8–10=borderline abnormal (borderline case), 11–21=abnormal (case).

  • *Baseline score in the 10 with follow-up was 9.9.

  • †Baseline score in the 9 with follow-up was 12.4.

  • MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

  • Bold values are statistically significant at p<0.05.