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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
Table 18. One-way Analysis of Variance of Group I Psychological
Symptoms Mean Distress Scores in Control Group over 3 and 6-Month
Time Periods
Symptom Mean Distress Scores
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
3 Months
1.66
1.50
1.56
1.50
1.58
1.71
1.29
1.35
1.29
1.06
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6 Months
1.70
1.59
1.42
1.61
1.66
1.71
1.32
1.25
1.19
1.09
P-Value
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS