Table 5: Posttraumatic growth in the intervention group and control group at M3.

PTGI-SF factor Intervention group n = 8 Control group n = 14
Mean StDev Mean StDev
Appreciation of life 4.13 0.64 3.14 1.23
New possibilities 3.38 0.52 2.46 1.22
Spiritual change 2.13 1.41 1.79 1.96
Relations to others 4.00 0.76 3.11 1.53
Personal strength 4.44 2.68 2.68 1.51
Sum 3.61 0.52 2.62 1.27

Scale: 0 = I did not experience this change at all; 5 = I experienced this change to a very great degree.