Skip to main content

Table 3 Means and standard deviations pre-treatment (T0/T.01), post-treatment (T1), 3-months follow-up (T2), and within-group comparisons (EMDR)

From: Effectiveness of time-limited eye movement desensitization reprocessing therapy for parents of children with a rare life-limiting illness: a randomized clinical trial

 

T0/T.01 (N = 14)

T1 (N = 13)

T2 (N = 12)

T0/T.01 vs. T1

T0/T.01 vs. T2

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

B [95% CI]

p

d

B [95% CI]

p

d

PCL-5

 Total score

40.21 (12.14)

16.54 (11.53)

14.33 (12.15)

− 24.44 [− 25.77; − 23.11]

< .001

1.95

− 24.94 [− 26.31; − 23.57]

< .001

1.98

 Cluster B

9.71 (3.07)

3.08 (2.18)

2.42 (2.84)

− 6.84 [− 7.22; − 6.46]

< .001

2.16

− 7.25 [− 7.65; − 6.86]

< .001

2.30

 Cluster C

4.43 (2.21)

1.31 (1.70)

1.33 (2.06)

− 3.30 [− 3.53; − 3.08]

< .001

1.04

− 3.30 [− 3.30; 2.83]

< .001

.96

 Cluster D

13.42 (5.36)

6.00 (4.81)

5.67 (5.27)

− 7.76 [− 8.39; − 7.13]

< .001

1.39

− 7.30 [− 7.95; − 6.65]

< .001

1.31

 Cluster E

12.64 (4.11)

6.15 (3.65)

4.92 (2.87)

− 6.54 [− 6.97; − 6.10]

< .001

1.61

− 7.32 [− 7.77; − 6.87]

< .001

1.80

BSI

 Total score

1.00 (.49)

.42 (.29)

.34 (.26)

− .57 [− .63; − .51]

< .001

1.12

− .62 [− .67; − .56]

< .001

1.21

DT-P

 Thermometer score

7.21 (1.58)

3.54 (2.96)

4.83 (2.41)

− 3.62 [− 3.99; − 3.24]

< .001

2.21

− 2.03 [− 2.42; − 1.64]

.01

1.24

 Total problem score

20.93 (5.25)

11.00 (7.14)

11.33 (7.69)

− 10.09 [− 12.91; − 7.26]

< .001

1.87

− 9.07 [− 11.98; − 6.16]

< .001

1.69

OBVL

 Parenting stress total

87.00 (11.51)

70.92 (11.08)

74.58 (10.58)

− 16.60 [− 18.03; − 15.16]

< .001

1.43

− 11.32 [12.80; − 9.84]

< .001

.98

  1. WL wait-list, EMDR eye movement and desensitization and reprocessing, PCL-5 PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, BSI Brief Symptom Inventory, DT-P Distress Thermometer for Parents, OBVL Parenting Stress Questionnaire. Significant p values < .05 are presented in bold