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Table 2 Changes in psychosocial and cognitive variables for Shogi-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy (S-CBT) and control group, according to the levels of subjecvtive well-being (SWB)

From: Subjective well-being and problem-solving skills for alleviating the stress of elderly men attending a randomized controlled trial of shogi-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy

 

Scores at baseline and follow-up

Change scores from baseline

SCBT group

Control group

Adjusted SCBT-Control difference (95%CI)a

Effect size

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

(Cohen’s d)b

Low SWB group (n = 30)

(n = 16)

(n = 14)

  

Mental health status, K6 (total score range: 0–20)

 Baseline

7.00 (3.79)

5.71 (4.34)

 Post-intervention

6.15 (4.43)

4.09 (3.91)

1.72 (− 1.26, 4.69)

0.18

Social network scale (score range: 0–15)

 Baseline

8.63 (3.83)

6.93 (2.40)

 Post-intervention

7.69 (3.72)

7.00 (3.63)

−0.47 (−2.74, 1.80)

− 0.15

 Cognitive behavioral functioning (score range: 1–5)

Distraction activity when depressed

 Baseline

3.13 (1.26)

3.57 (1.16)

 Post-intervention

3.54 (1.20)

3.00 (1.26)

0.90 (−0.01, 1.81)

0.46

Behavior inhibition when depressed

 Baseline

2.63 (1.36)

2.64 (1.01)

 Post-intervention

2.15 (1.14)

2.64 (0.81)

−0.44 (−1.28, 0.39)

− 0.12

Proble solving skill against stress

 Baseline

3.00 (0.82)

3.29 (0.99)

 Post-intervention

3.85 (0.90)

2.91 (0.94)

1.01 (0.27, 1.74)

0.50

Self-reinforcement

 Baseline

2.88 (0.81)

2.50 (0.85)

 Post-intervention

3.77 (1.01)

2.73 (1.01)

0.92 (0.08, 1.76)

0.32

Negative autonomic thought

 Baseline

3.50 (1.32)

2.79 (1.19)

 Post-intervention

2.92 (1.44)

3.00 (1.10)

−0.29 (−1.24, 0.66)

− 0.19

High SWB group (n = 31)

(n = 17)

(n = 14)

  

Mental health status, K6 (total score range: 0–20)

 Baseline

3.76 (3.07)

3.64 (2.92)

 Post-intervention

4.00 (3.44)

4.62 (4.19)

−0.68 (−2.82, 1.45)

− 0.13

Social network scale (score range: 0–15)

 Baseline

7.12 (4.01)

7.35 (5.14)

 Post-intervention

6.93 (2.74)

6.77 (2.77)

0.40 (−1.37, 2.17)

0.15

 Cognitive behavioral functioning (score range: 1–5)

Distraction activity when depressed

 Baseline

3.12 (1.36)

3.36 (1.34)

 Post-intervention

4.07 (0.70)

3.69 (1.11)

0.43 (−0.24, 1.11)

0.23

Behavior inhibition when depressed

 Baseline

2.35 (0.93)

2.29 (0.91)

 Post-intervention

1.73 (0.80)

2.46 (0.78)

−0.73 (−1.35, 0.10)

− 0.28

Proble solving skill against stress

 Baseline

3.47 (1.12)

3.14 (1.23)

 Post-intervention

4.07 (0.70)

3.62 (0.87)

0.44 (−0.19, 1.07)

0.02

Self-reinforcement

 Baseline

2.47 (1.07)

3.14 (1.03)

 Post-intervention

3.47 (1.13)

2.77 (0.73)

1.01 (0.26, 1.76)

0.58

Negative autonomic thought

 Baseline

3.24 (1.09)

2.50 (1.16)

 Post-intervention

2.33 (1.18)

3.00 (1.15)

−0.61 (−1.58, 0.37)

−0.39

  1. aAdjusted group differences were estimated using the method of Vickers & Altman [17]
  2. bStandardized effect size (Cohen’s d) was calculated as the adjusted differences between intervention and control groups divided by the pooled within group standard deviation