prescore

A paired samples t-test was calculated to compare the mean FFMQ total prescore to the mean FFMQ total postscore.

Stent Number of Prescore Postscore times Z 17 3.65 [+ or -] 0.49 2.35 [+ or -] 1.22 UF 53 3.21 [+ or -] 0.95 1.45[+ or -]1.2 NS 18 4 [+ or -] 0.57 2[+ or -]1.11 NSu 3 4 2.67 [+ or -] 0.58 Total 91 3.43 [+ or -] 0.82 1.79 [+ or -] 1.25 Stent Improvement score Z 1.3 UF 1.76 NS 2 NSu 1.33 Total 1.64 Z: Cook-Z stent; UF: Ultraflex stent; NS: Niti-S stent; NSu: Niti-S ultrathin stent; Improvement score = prescore minus postscore.

Prescore Postscore Delta p value Knowledge Breaking bad news 2.37 (0.85) 2.93 (0.75) 0.57 (0.70) 0.008 * Dyspnea and anxiety 1.67 (0.62) 2.73 (0.70) 1.07 (0.96) <0.001 * Pain management 1.87 (0.64) 2.87 (0.64) 1.00 (0.76) <0.001 * Dying child 2.50 (0.76) 2.83 (0.67) 0.33 (0.49) 0.019 * Confidence Breaking bad news 2.13 (0.67) 2.70 (0.62) 0.57 (0.59) 0.002 * Dyspnea and anxiety 1.60 (0.63) 2.47 (0.74) 0.87 (0.83) 0.001 * Pain management 1.87 (0.64) 2.60 (0.74) 0.73 (0.70) 0.001 * Dying child 2.17 (0.72) 2.50 (0.57) 0.33 (0.62) 0.055

Results: The f value for the paired f test of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale prescore and postscore was 0.000 with a two-tailed probability value of 1.000, and the f value for the paired f test of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index prescore and postscore was 0.713 with a two-tailed probability value of .492, indicating no significant difference between pre and post Epworth Sleepiness Scale or Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores.

The average prescore for the pathology reports was 2.13, and the average postscore was 2.82 (a 32% improvement in compliance).

Dependent Variable: Post score Source Type III Sum df Mean Square of Squares Corrected Model 4367.589 (a) 1 545.949 Intercept 790.877 1 790.877 prescore 1329.036 1 1329.036 trtmt 803.645 1 803.645 gender 7.037 1 7.037 age 36.595 1 36.595 trtmt * gender 2.848 1 2.848 trtmt * age 33.676 1 33.676 gender * age 6.682 1 6.682 trtmt * gender * age .983 1 .983 Error 1215.046 117 10.385 Total 65428.000 126 Corrected Total 5582.635 125 Source F Sig.

Descriptive statistics of the pre- and post-test writing engagement scores (8) show that students from the Writing Matters group had higher writing engagement scores at the beginning of the study compared with those from the comparison group (with an average prescore of 63.79, compared with 60.29) (Table 8 and Figure 5).

Follow-up scores for each measure were examined using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with the prescore values as covariate.

For each student, a specific gain score was calculated by subtracting the student's preassessment score for a specific category from the postassessment score for the same category (Postscore - Prescore = Gain score).

A follow-up repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) examining differences in prescore means by exercise history was significant, [F.bar](2, 1602) = 50.65, [p.bar] < .01.

Estimating an equation with 1611 observations that includes only the prescore and school size as control variables, the Dl, D2, and D3 coefficients are 0.82 (0.40), 0.84 (0.37), and -0.43 (0.50), respectively.