Table 1 Participants’ individual scores on the PSYRATS Distress subscale. Data expressed as means and standard deviation (SD) across the study’s phases

A

11.00 (2.64)

10.29 (0.95)

10.50 (1.29)

B

11.33 (0.58)

8.00*** (3.51)

10.75 (0.96)

C

12.33 (1.15)

7.00***(2.83)

13.00 (0.00)

D

11.50 (1.73)

11.75(1.98)

14.00 + (0.00)

E

15.25 (0.50)

13.63* (1.77)

14.00 (0.00)

F

12.25 (1.50)

10.86 (1.22)

10.50* (1.29)

G

13.00 (2.95)

10.00* (2.71)

n/a

H

14.00 (0.70)

11.25* (2.66)

14.75 (1.50)

I

13.40 (0.89)

11.43* (1.40)

13.00 (0.82)

J

10.80 (2.28)

13.29 + (1.70)

n/a

K

16.20 (0.45)

14.00* (1.41)

n/a

Total

12.82 (1.76)

11.04* (2.20)

12.56 (1.74)