Research Article

Psycho-Oncological Counselling for Mental Health in South Australians with Cancer

Table 2

Pre- and post-counselling measures of distress, depression, and anxiety for responders (n = 28).

Mental healthPrePosttdfp
M (SD)M (SD)

Distress5.85 (1.71)3.54 (2.73)−4.1925<0.0001
Anxiety10.17 (3.75)8.46 (5.11)−2.31270.029
Depression7.82 (4.02)5.85 (3.80)−2.51270.018
Global mental health18.00 (6.06)14.32 (7.01)−2.79270.009