Table 3

Pre- and post-intervention data for the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire

BeforeAfter
MedianIQRMedianIQRP-value
Overall score37.5028.25–46.2528.0028.00–36.00<0.001
How much does your illness affect you life?5.001.75–6.253.002.00–4.000.177
How long do you think your illnes will continue?10.008.00–10.0010.007.75–10.000.210
How much control do you feel you have over your illness?6.004.50–7.503.002.00–4.00<0.001
How much do you think your treatment can help your illness?8.006.00–10.002.001.00–3.00<0.001
How much do you experience symptoms from your illness?5.003.00–7.254.002.00–6.000.007
How concerned are you about your illness?6.002.50–8.004.002.00–5.000.001
How well do you feel you understand your illness?7.004.50–8.001.000.00–3.00<0.001
How does your illness affect you emotionally?4.001.00–7.002.001.00–4.00<0.001
  • Scores: scale of 0–10, 0 = no impact and 10 = high impact; lower score indicates improvement. IQR = interquartile range.