Table 2 The participants’ responses to items of the General Health Questionnaire in details.
From: Effect of an anger management program on mental health of nurses working in an emergency department
Items | Before the intervention | p-value | After the intervention | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group | Control group | Intervention group | Control group | |||
1. Able to concentrate | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.48 | ||
2. Loss of sleep over worry | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.62 | ||
3. Playing a useful part | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.29 | ||
4. Capable of making decisions | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.40 | ||
5. Feeling constantly under strain | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.55 | ||
6. Could not overcome difficulties | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.59 | ||
7. Ability to enjoy day-to-day activities | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.48 | ||
8. Ability to face problems | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.718 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.013 Effect size = 0.63 |
9. Feeling unhappy and depressed | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.66 | ||
10. Losing confidence | 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.55 | ||
11. Thinking of self as worthless | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.55 | ||
12. Feeling reasonably happy | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.55 | ||
Total score | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | ||
