Table 4 HADS anxiety (HADA) and depression (HADD) scores for participants, persons unable to participate, and persons not wanting to participate in bereavement groups
Participants n=38 (%) | Unable to participate n=25 (%) | Did not want to participate n=61 (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety score | non cases | doubtful cases | cases | non cases | doubtful cases | cases | non cases | doubtful cases | cases |
Pre-intervention n=120 | 20 (55) | 10 (28) | 6 (17) | 12 (50) | 2 (8) | 10 (42) | 51 (85) | 4 (7) | 5 (8) |
range | 0–7 | 8–10 | 12–20 | 0–7 | 8 | 11–18 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–17 |
- Mean HADA | 4.2 | 8.8 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 13.2 |
- Confidence interval (95%) | 3.2–5.2 | 8.2–9.4 | 11.4–17.6 | 2.2–5.1 | 12.5–16.3 | 2.8–4.2 | 7.7–10.3 | 10.1–16.3 | |
Five weeks post-intervention n=121 | 23 (61) | 5 (13) | 10 (26) | 12 (48) | 6 (24) | 7 (28) | 49 (85) | 6 (10) | 3 (5) |
range | 0–7 | 8–9 | 11–20 | 1–7 | 8–10 | 13–18 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–15 |
- Mean HADA | 3.5 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 13.3 |
- Confidence interval (95%) | 2.6–4.4 | 7.6–8.8 | 12.4–16.2 | 3.0–5.5 | 8.1–9.9 | 12.9–16.5 | 2.2–3.4 | 8.4–10.0 | 8.2–18.5 |
One year post-intervention n=124 | 26 (68) | 5 (13) | 7 (18) | 13 (52) | 4 (16) | 8 (32) | 49 (80) | 8 (13) | 4 (7) |
range | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–17 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–18 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–13 |
- Mean HADA | 3.3 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 11.8 |
- Confidence interval (95%) | 2.3–4.2 | 7.5–9.7 | 11.6–15. 6 | 1.8–4.6 | 7.2–10.8 | 11.4–16.1 | 2.2–3.5 | 8.0–9.2 | 10.2–13.3 |
Depression score | non cases | doubtful cases | cases | non cases | doubtful cases | cases | non cases | doubtful cases | cases |
Pre-intervention n=120 | 25 (69) | 5 (14) | 6 (17) | 15 (62) | 5 (21) | 4 (17) | 47 (79) | 11 (18) | 2 (3) |
range | 1–7 | 8–10 | 11–19 | 0–7 | 8 | 12–18 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–18 |
- Mean HADD | 4.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 14.5 |
- Confidence interval (95%) | 3.2–4.8 | 8.1–9.9 | 11.1–16.9 | 2.8–5.6 | 8.7–18.3 | 2.8–4.2 | 8.8–9.7 | N/A | |
Five weeks post-intervention n=121 | 27 (71) | 5 (13) | 6 (16) | 16 (64) | 3 (12) | 6 (24) | 46 (79) | 6 (10) | 6 (10) |
range | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–19 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–16 | 0–7 | 8–9 | 11–19 |
- Mean HADD | 3.8 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 14.0 |
- Confidence interval (95%) | 2.9–4.8 | 7.3–9.5 | 10.6–17.4 | 2.0–4.5 | 5.8–11.5 | 10.5–14.5 | 2.4–3.7 | 7.7–8.6 | 10.6–17.4 |
One year post-intervention n=124 | 28 (74) | 6 (16) | 4 (10) | 18 (72) | 4 (16) | 3 (12) | 49 (80) | 6 (10) | 6 (10) |
range | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–17 | 1–7 | 8–9 | 15–19 | 0–7 | 8–10 | 11–15 |
- Mean HADD | 2.7 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 17.3 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 12. 7 |
- Confidence interval (95%) | 1.9–3.5 | 7.8–9.5 | 9.3–17.7 | 2.1–4.5 | 7.6–9.4 | 12.2–22.5 | 2.4–3.8 | 8.4–10.0 | 11.0–14.4 |