A novel bio-psycho-social approach for rehabilitation of traumatized victims of torture and war in the post-conflict context: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Kosovo

Wang, Shr-Jie; Bytyçi, Ardiana; Izeti, Selvi; Kallaba, Melita; Rushiti, Feride; Montgomery, Edith; Modvig, Jens

doi:10.1186/s13031-016-0100-y

Conflict and Health

Table 2 Impact of intervention on continuous outcomes at month 3 and 6 following baseline assessment

From: A novel bio-psycho-social approach for rehabilitation of traumatized victims of torture and war in the post-conflict context: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Kosovo

	Month 3			Month 6
	N (Waiting/Intervention)	Difference (95 % CI^a)		N (Waiting/Intervention)	Difference (95 % CI)
		Adjusted for outcome at baseline	Additionally adjusted any medication use		Adjusted for outcome at baseline	Additionally adjusted any medication use
PTSD score	15/13	0.03 (−0.19, 0.26)	−0.03 (−0.25, 0.20) ^b	15/13	0.27 (0.02. 0.53)	0.27 (0.03, 0.59) ^b
P		0.76	0.80		0.04	0.08
Depression score	15/13	0.06 (−0.24, 0.35)	0.05 (−0.28, 0.39) ^c	15/13	0.17 (−0.11, 0.45)	0.17 (−0.15, 0.50) ^c
P		0.70	0.74		0.22	0.28
Anxiety score	15/13	0.04 (−0.22, 0.29)	−0.01 (−0.29, 0.28) ^d	15/13	0.07 (−0.24, 0.38)	0.02 (−0.32, 0.36) ^d
P		0.77	0.77		0.65	0.91
SF-MPQ Pain Rating Index	15/13	0.32 (0.03, 0.60)	0.32 (0.03, 0.61)	15/13	−0.03 (−0.28, 0.23)	−0.03 (−0.28, 0.23)
P		0.03	0.03		0.84	0.83
SF-MPQ Affective Pain Score	15/13	0.29 (0.02, 0.55)	0.28 (0.01, 0.55)	15/13	−0.06 (−0.33, 0.20)	−0.07 (−0.33, 0.20)
P		0.04	0.05		0.63	0.61
SF-MPQ Sensory Pain Score	15/13	0.40 (−0.05, 0.86)	0.43 (−0.03, 0.90)	15/13	0.13 (−0.31, 0.57)	0.14 (−0.30, 0.57)
P		0.08	0.07		0.56	0.52
Number of bodily pain sites	15/13	0.35 (−0.76, 1.47)	0.35 (−0.78, 1.47)	15/13	0.09 (−0.97, 1.16)	0.08 (−1.01, 1.17)
P		0.52	0.53		0.86	0.88
BMI	11/13	0.23 (−0.32, 0.78)	0.24 (−0.32, 0.81)	14/12	−0.27 (−0.91, 0.36)	−0.26 (−0.91, 0.39)
P		0.40	0.37		0.38	0.42
Standing balance right foot (seconds)	12/13	−5.02 (−27.68, 17.64)	−6.80 (−29.25, 15.64)	14/13	−11.49 (−32.66, 9.68)	−11.50 (−33.17, 10.17)
P		0.65	0.54		0.27	0.28
Standing balance left food (seconds)	12/13	−5.13 (−31.03, 20.78)	−8.30 (−32.80, 16.20)	14/13	−10.35 (−32.48, 11.77)	−10.79 (−32.85, 11.27)
P		0.69	0.49		0.34	0.32
Grip strength right hand (kg)	12/13	0.36 (−5.09, 5.82)	−0.68 (−5.29, 3.94)	15/13	−1.11 (−8.15, 5.94)	−1.12 (−7.40, 5.16)
P		0.89	0.76		0.75	0.72
Grip strength left hand (kg)	12/13	2.30 (−2.08, 6.69)	1.44 (−2.64, 5.52)	15/13	−0.95 (−5.82, 3.93)	−1.12 (−5.67, 3.43)
P		0.29	0.47		0.69	0.62
WHODAS 2.0 score	15/12	−0.20 (−0.83, 0.43)	−0.08 (−0.72, 0.56)	15/12	0.20 (−0.44, 0.84)	0.18 (−0.49, 0.86)
P		0.51	0.81		0.53	0.58

^a Confidential interval
^bAdjusted with use of PTSD medication, ^cAdjusted with use of depression medication, ^dAdjusted with use of anxiety medication

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