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Table 2 Comparisons of psychiatric symptoms, global functioning, life satisfaction scores, and recovery-promoting relationship change between the groups

From: Fifteen-month follow up of an assertive community treatment program for chronic patients with mental illness

 

Baseline

15 months

Mean difference

P-value

BPRS

    

 ACT (n = 32)

43.78 ± 12.42

38.25 ± 8.80

5.53 ± 8.23

0.001*

 Control (n = 32)

43.41 ± 11.97

41.16 ± 9.81

2.25 ± 9.48

0.189

GAF

    

 ACT (n = 32)

47.94 ± 12.06

52.53 ± 10.57

4.59 ± 9.84

0.013*

 Control (n = 32)

52.41 ± 12.17

53.25 ± 9.71

0.84 ± 8.19

0.564

Life satisfaction

    

 ACT (n = 32)

95.44 ± 31.35

95.88 ± 24.64

0.44 ± 30.42

0.797

 Control (n = 32)

89.53 ± 27.15

89.43 ± 26.95

0.94 ± 26.22

0.984

Recovery-promoting relationship

    

 ACT (n = 32)

73.19 ± 18.58

80.56 ± 13.41

7.38 ± 21.19

0.060

 Control (n = 32)

69.59 ± 16.37

76.47 ± 15.18

6.88 ± 16.26

0.036*

  1. Analyzed by Paired t-test and Wilcoxon’s signed rank test
  2. *p < 0.05