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Table 2 Mean scores for each outcome measure across time

From: Effects of therapeutic horseback riding on post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans

Item

Wait-list control group data

Riding group data

Baseline

(n = 14)

Week 3

(n = 13)

Week 6

(n = 13)

Baseline

(n = 28)

Week 3

(n = 23)

Week 6

(n = 19)

PTSD symptoms

58.36 ± 16.40 (21–75)

57.62 ± 13.15 (31–78)

59.23 ± 14.29 (31–76)

57.72 ± 14.63 (29–79)

53.22 ± 13.8 (28–82)*

47.00 ± 14.67 (26-78)*

Coping self-efficacy

114.43 ± 64.02 5–255)

103.38 ± 61.08 (0–255)

115.00 ± 48.17 (61–236)

115.59 ± 50.55 (20–236)

116.09 ± 50.68 (34–209)

130.21 ± 51.84 (29–234)

Emotion regulation

113.50 ± 27.80 (58–149)

109.46 ± 24.33 (58–147)

110.00 ± 32.07 (43–154)

106.00 ± 29.60 (43–163)

108.65 ± 21.46 (67–147)

99.42 ± 18.31 (70–132)

Social and emotional loneliness

49.35 ± 5.06 (39–57)

52.08 ± 12.47 (27–74)

53.61 ± 8.03 (42–66)

50.38 ± 11.92 (20–72)

53.52 ± 13.70 (28–85)

57.00 ± 10.29 (42–80)

  1. *Change from previous time point statistically significant at P < 0.05
  2. The Riding group data comprise the data of waitlist control group collected at 0-, 3-, 6-week after THR following 6-week waiting and those of treatment group collected at 0-, 3-, 6-week after THR