Table 2 Raw baseline means and adjusted post-test meansa, standard errors, and 95% confidence intervals for HADs Scale

From: RT Prepare: a radiation therapist-delivered intervention reduces psychological distress in women with breast cancer referred for radiotherapy

Outcome

Baseline

Treatment planning (F1)

First day of treatment (F2)

Treatment completion (F3)

Mean

SE

95% CI

Mean

SE

95% CI

Mean

SE

95% CI

Mean

SE

95% CI

Intervention

  HADs total

9.15

0.46

8.25–10.74

8.43

0.28

7.87–8.98

7.79

0.34

7.12–8.45

7.51

0.37

6.78–8.24

  HADs anxiety

5.46

0.28

4.92–6.01

4.75

0.17

4.43–5.08

4.53

0.19

4.15–4.91

4.02

0.21

3.60–4.43

  HADs depression

3.68

0.23

3.24–4.13

3.66

0.20

3.27–4.04

3.25

0.21

2.83–3.66

3.47

0.22

3.04–3.90

Control

  HADs total

9.76

0.50

8.79–10.74

8.58

0.23

8.12–9.04

8.85

0.27

8.32–9.39

8.03

0.35

7.34–8.72

  HADs anxiety

5.81

0.29

5.24–6.37

5.11

0.15

4.81–5.41

5.27

0.17

4.95–5.60

4.60

0.21

4.20–5.01

  HADs depression

3.96

0.26

3.46–4.46

3.47

0.14

3.20–3.75

3.57

0.15

3.27–3.86

3.43

0.18

3.07–3.79

  1. a Post-test means were adjusted for between-group differences on the outcomes at baseline. F1: follow-up 1; F2: follow-up 2; F3; follow-up 3