Table 3 Descriptive statistics of psychosocial spiritual variables at different time points

Improved

 Pain

163

5.49 ± 2.10

2.37 ± 1.45

21.98 ₍₁₆₂₎

<.001*

 Anxiety

153

2.33 ± 0.98

2.04 ± 0.92

4.36 ₍₁₅₂₎

<.001*

 Depression

153

2.27 ± 1.01

1.90 ± 0.97

5.97 ₍₁₅₂₎

<.001*

 Anger

151

1.62 ± 0.87

1.42 ± 0.76

3.52 ₍₁₅₀₎

.001*

 Family support

156

4.61 ± 1.05

4.72 ± 1.01

−2.40 ₍₁₅₅₎

.018*

 Social support

156

4.46 ± 1.22

4.62 ± 1.22

−3.64 ₍₁₅₅₎

<.001*

 Fear of death

139

2.76 ± 0.75

2.39 ± 0.79

7.44 ₍₁₃₈₎

<.001*

Not improved

 Pain

74

2.20 ± 2.48

2.58 ± 2.65

−4.13 ₍₇₃₎

<.001*

 Anxiety

72

2.29 ± 0.86

2.08 ± 0.75

2.42 ₍₇₁₎

.018*

 Depression

73

2.32 ± 1.01

2.25 ± 1.04

0.82 ₍₇₂₎

.415

 Anger

72

1.76 ± 0.99

1.63 ± 0.88

2.44 ₍₇₁₎

.017*

 Family support

73

4.48 ± 1.04

4.55 ± 1.00

−1.40 ₍₇₂₎

.167

 Social support

73

4.29 ± 1.22

4.37 ± 1.11

−1.10 ₍₇₂₎

.276

 Fear of death

68

2.79 ± 0.78

2.60 ± 0.79

2.14 ₍₆₇₎

.036*