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Symptom
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
Sleeping less
than usual
Early morning
waking
Feeling low in
mood
Feeling
annoyed
Feeling
irritable
Feeling
anxious
Preoccupied
Loss of
Concentration
Distracted
Unable to cope
with daily
life
Table 5. Independent Sample t-test Showing Statistically Higher Mean
Values for Group I Psychological Symptoms Severity and Distress
Scores in Experimental Group compared to Control Group
Mean Severity Score
Experimental Control
(n=282) (n=230)
4.0 1.9
3.0 1.9
2.7 1.5
2.6 1.7
3.1 1.7
3.0 1.9
1.9 1.4
2.4 1.3
1.7 1.3
1.4 1.1
P-Value
0.001
0.02
0.007
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.005
0.05
0.05
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Mean Distress Score
Experimental Control
(n=282) (n=230)
3.1 1.7
2.5 1.5
2.5 1.5
2.3 1.6
2.7 1.6
2.6 1.7
1.7 1.3
2.1 1.3
1.6 1.2
1.4 1.1
P-Value
0.007
0.008
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.08
0.05
0.05