State and trait anxiety assessment
| Anxiety type | Measurement | Intervention (mean±SD) | Control (mean±SD) | p Value* | p Value within the FCEM group† | p Value within the control group† | p Value between groups† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State anxiety | Baseline | 55.37±7.21 | 55.06±6.23 | 0.846 | <0.0001 | 0.143 | <0.0001 |
| Measurement 2 | 53.23±7.98 | 73.14±6.05 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Measurement 3 | 54.30±4.32 | 76.09±4.54 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 1 | 55.83±6.69 | 71.34±5.40 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 2 | 55.11±6.16 | 74.34±3.51 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 3 | 54.69±6.43 | 72.31±5.10 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 4 | 55.29±5.56 | 71.97±4.94 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 5 | 55.00±6.34 | 71.71±4.10 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 6 | 53.09±4.97 | 72.00±5.04 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 7 | 51.94±3.12 | 71.94±4.43 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Follow-up 8 | 54.23±5.30 | 72.26±4.24 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Trait anxiety | Baseline | 54.49±4.36 | 53.43±3.85 | 0.285 | 0.089 | 0.095 | 0.075 |
| Measurement 2 | 52.23±4.17 | 53.40±4.56 | 0.921 | ||||
| Measurement 3 | 51.23±4.80 | 53.29±5.54 | 0.729 | ||||
| Follow-up 1 | 53.86±3.87 | 52.20±4.63 | 0.109 | ||||
| Follow-up 2 | 53.43±3.85 | 54.49±4.36 | 0.406 | ||||
| Follow-up 3 | 52.20±4.63 | 53.86±3.87 | 0.801 | ||||
| Follow-up 4 | 54.06±3.69 | 54.14±4.39 | 0.930 | ||||
| Follow-up 5 | 52.20±4.63 | 53.43±3.85 | 0.231 | ||||
| Follow-up 6 | 54.49±4.36 | 52.20±4.63 | 0.099 | ||||
| Follow-up 7 | 53.20±4.63 | 52.20±4.63 | 0.942 | ||||
| Follow-up 8 | 55.06±3.69 | 54.06±3.70 | 0.843 |
FCEM, Family-Centered Empowerment Model.
*P-value based on independent samples T-test.
†P-value based on repeated measures ANOVA. Dependent on the results of Mauchly's test, P-values presented are based on the Greenhouse-Geiser test.