Table 5 Median, first (Q1) and third (Q3) quartiles for participants’ difficulty in original and shortened programs
|  | Original programme | Shortened programme | Mann–Whitney (Z) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Md | Q1 – Q3 | Md | Q1 – Q3 |  |  |
Understand Communication (N = 18, N = 45) | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.534 |
Apply Communication (N = 18, N = 45) | 1.00 | 0.00 – 2.13 | 1.00 | 0.00 – 1.00 | 1.82 | 0.069 |
Understand Reframing (N = 18, N = 46) | 0.00 | 0.00 – 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.643 |
Apply Reframing (N = 18, N = 46) | 2.00 | 1.75 – 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.75 – 2.00 | 2.76 | 0.006 |
Understand Problem Solving (N = 17, N = 45) | 0.00 | 0.00 – 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.50 | 0.87 | 0.386 |
Apply Problem Solving (N = 17, N = 45) | 2.00 | 1.00 – 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 – 2.00 | 1.03 | 0.305 |
Understand Support seeking (N = 18, N = 45) | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.00 | 1.61 | 0.108 |
Apply Support seeking (N = 18, N = 45) | 1.00 | 0.75 – 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 – 2.00 | 1.06 | 0.288 |