Table 4 Comparison of the total scores of psychosocial and spiritual problems as well as need for additional professional support assessed at initiation of specialist palliative care (T0) and at follow-up (T1) using repeated measures ANOVA
O-SPC | I-SPC | Main Effect Time | Main Effect Setting | Setting x Time Interaction | ||||||||||
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M (SD) | M (SD) | df | F | p | ŋp2 | df | F | p | ŋp2 | df | F | p | ŋp2 | |
Score “Extent of psychosocial and spiritual problems” (0–22) | ||||||||||||||
At initiation of SPC (T0) | 11.2 (4.9) | 10.8 (3.8) | 1 | .797 | .373 | .005 | 1 | .000 | .996 | .000 | 1 | .700 | .404 | .004 |
During SPC (T1) | 10.5 (4.7) | 10.8 (4.7) | ||||||||||||
Score “Extent of need for additional professional support” (0–22) | ||||||||||||||
At admission (T0) | 4.8 (5.8) | 3.6 (3.5) | 1 | 13.158 | <.001 | .106 | 1 | .158 | .692 | .001 | 1 | 2.087 | .151 | .018 |
During SPC (T1) | 1.9 (3.3) | 2.4 (3.8) | ||||||||||||