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Table 5 Means and SDs on the eight B-IPQ dimensions and two comparison samples (means with equal upper case superscripts are not significantly different).

From: The psychological burden of an initially unexplained illness: patients with sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis before and after delayed diagnosis

 

SCCH patients

Asthma patientsa

Diabetes 2 Patientsa

F-value(p)

B-IPQ scale

n = 52

n = 309

n = 119

df = 2, 477

Consequences

5.63A ± 2.80

3.5B ± 2.3

4.7A ± 2.9

21.575 (< .0001)

Timeline

9.17 ± 1.86

8.8 ± 2.2

9.2 ± 1.9

1.920 (.1478)

Personal control

5.31A ± 2.35

6.7B ± 2.4

6.7B ± 2.3

7.9729 (.0004)

Treatment control

6.8A ± 2.37

7.9B ± 2.0

8.0B ± 2.3

6.660 (.0014)

Identity

6.21A ±2.30

4.5B ± 2.3

4.6B ± 2.8

11.153 (< .0001)

Concern

4.77A ± 3.26

4.6A ± 2.8

7.0B ± 3.1

2.520 (< .0001)

Coherence

6.15A ± 2.54

6.5A ± 2.6

7.9B ± 2.3

15.222 (< .0001)

Emotional response

4.04A ± 3.21

3.3A ± 2.9

4.3B ± 3.3

5.192 (.0059)

  1. a Broadbent et al. [46].