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Table 9 Pre and post scores

From: Mental health and psychosocial support for families of missing persons in Sri Lanka: A retrospective cohort study

Scores (N = 1783)

Mean (SD)

95%CI mean

p-value*

Range

Median

n (%) with improvement of at least 1 point

Pre-anxiety score

9.68 (4.19)

9.48; 9.87

< 0.0001

0–21

10

 

Post-anxiety score

5.55 (3.57)

5.38; 5.71

< 0.0001

0–21

6

 

Difference – anxiety

4.13 (4.45)

3.92; 4.33

< 0.0001

−11 – 19

4

1436 (80.54%)

Pre-depression score

10.76 (4.36)

10.55; 10.96

< 0.0001

0–21

11

 

Post-depression score

6.59 (4.11)

6.40; 6.78

< 0.0001

0–21

7

 

Difference – depression

4.17 (4.61)

3.96; 4.38

< 0.0001

−13 – 21

4

1415 (79.36%)

Pre-somatic score

9.05 (5.10)

8.81; 9.28

< 0.0001

0–21

9

 

Post-somatic score

4.87 (4.17)

4.67; 5.06

< 0.0001

0–21

4

 

Difference – somatic

4.18 (5.16)

3.94; 4.42

< 0.0001

−12 – 21

4

1380 (77.40%)

Pre-difficulty in functioning score

9.99 (6.65)

9.68; 10:30

< 0.0001

0–28

10

 

Post-difficulty in functioning score

4.91 (5.28)

4.66; 5.15

< 0.0001

0–28

3

 

Difference – difficulty in functioning

5.08 (6.34)

4.79; 5.38

< 0.0001

−22 – 26

5

1340 (75.15%)

  1. *p-value from t-test