Table 5 Responsiveness to change in a sample of patients self-assessed with the POS after 6 days from admission in palliative care (T0)
|  | No. | Admission (T0) | 6 ± 2 days after T0 | Difference (T1-T0) | Effect size (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (95 %) | |||||
Pain | 107 | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.2 (1.1) | −0.46 | (-0.7 and -0.2) | −0.37 | (−0.64 and−0.10) |
Other symptoms | 107 | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.3 (1.1) | −0.42 | (-0.7 and -0.2) | −0.38 | (−0.65 and−0.11) |
Anxiety | 106 | 2.1 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.2) | −0.35 | (-0.6 and -0.1) | −0.28 | (−0.55 and−0.01) |
Family anxiety | 107 | 3.0 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.2) | −0.41 | (-0.7 and -0.1) | −0.34 | (−0.61 and−0.07) |
Information | 103 | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.5 (0.9) | −0.38 | (-0.6 and -0.1) | −0.36 | (−0.63 and−0.08) |
Share feelings | 106 | 0.6 (0.9) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.20 | (-0.1 and 0.4) | 0.21 | (−0.06 and 0.48) |
Depression | 104 | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.2) | −0.11 | (-0.3 and 0.1) | −0.10 | (−0.37 and 0.18) |
Feeling at peace | 104 | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.1) | −0.24 | (-0.4 and -0.1) | −0.21 | (−0.48 and 0.07) |
Wasted time | 105 | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.3 (1.0) | −0.27 | (-0.5 and -0.1) | −0.24 | (−0.51 and 0.04) |
Personal affairs | 103 | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.3 (0.8) | −0.21 | (-0.5 and 0.3) | −0.22 | (−0.49 and 0.06) |
POS Total Score | 94 | 14.3 (6.1) | 11.7 (5.7) | −2.55 | (-3.7 and -1.4) | −0.43 | (−0.72 and−0.14) |