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Table 3 Outcome Measures by Groups over Time

From: Does life story work improve psychosocial well-being for older adults in the community? A quasi-experimental study

Measure/Group

T0

T1

T2

n

M / SD

Median [Range]

M / SD

Median [Range]

M / SD

Median [Range]

Life Satisfaction Scale

G1

39

12.92 / 2.667

13.00 [5–17]

13.32 / 2.420

14.00 [8–17]

14.15 / 3.432

15.00 [2–18]

G2

18

10.31 / 3.385

10.00 [3–15]

9.78 / 3.671

10.00 [3–15]

10.28 / 4.800

12.00 [2–16]

Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale

G1

39

7.79 / 1.460

8.00 [5–10]

8.04 / 1.680

9.00 [4–10]

8.97 / 1.308

9.00 [4–10]

G2

18

5.67 / 2.223

5.50 [1–9]

5.83 / 3.073

6.50 [0–10]

6.22 / 3.209

7.50 [0–9]

General Health Questionnaire-30

G1

39

20.32 / 6.298

18.00 [9–39]

22.34 / 6.389

22.00 [11–40]

19.08 / 4.492

19.00 [9–35]

G2

18

26.61 / 8.624

24.50 [12–45]

23.17 / 6.447

23.50 [13–35]

26.22 / 6.744

26.00 [14–38]

  1. G1: Participants without depressive symptom; G2: Participants with depressive symptom
  2. SD standard deviation