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Table 6 Outcome scores for participants at baseline (n = 143), midline (n = 106) and endline (n = 98)

From: Improving bereavement outcomes in Zimbabwe: results of a feasibility cluster trial of the 9-cell bereavement tool

Outcomes

Intervention (n = 57)

Control (n = 86)

Shona Symptom Questionnaire total (0–14) (SSQ) at baseline (TO), mean (SD)i

10.37 (2.16)

8.83 (2.77)

Shona Symptom Questionnaire total (0–14) (SSQ) at midline (T1), mean (SD)i

9.48 (3.08)

8.59 (3.00)

Shona Symptom Questionnaire total (0–14) (SSQ) at endline (T2), mean (SD)i

9.48 (3.08)

8.57 (3.03)

Shona Symptom Questionnaire total (0–14) (SSQ) at baseline (TO), median (IQR)i

11 (9–12)

9 (7–11)

Shona Symptom Questionnaire total (0–14) (SSQ) at midlinei (T1), median (IQR)i

10 (7–11)

9.5 (8–10)

Shona Symptom Questionnaire total (0–14) (SSQ) at endlinei (T2), median (IQR)i

10 (7–11)

9.5 (7–10)

Medical outcome Study (MOS), Social Support Survey (SSS) total (18–90) at baseline (T0), mean (SD)ii

45.67 (16.02)1

51.85 (15.09)2

Medical outcome Study (MOS), Social Support Survey (SSS) total (18–90) at midline (T1), mean (SD)ii

50.28 (16.35)3

53.55 (16.02)4

Medical outcome Study (MOS), Social Support Survey (SSS) total (18–90) at endline (T2), mean (SD)ii

51.98 (17.89)5

54.57 (16.15)

Medical outcome Study (MOS), Social Support Survey (SSS) total (18–90) at baseline (T0), median (IQR)ii

43 (32–56)2

52 (39–66)3

Medical outcome Study (MOS), Social Support Survey (SSS) total (18–90) at midline (T1), median (IQR)ii

46 (37–60)4

53 (43–67)5

Medical outcome Study (MOS), Social Support Survey (SSS) total (18–90) at endline (T2), median (IQR)ii

52 (34–68)6

54 (43–69)

Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) total scores (11–55), mean (SD) at baseline (T0)iii

17.24 (7.36)

19.53 (8.72)

Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) total scores (11–55), mean (SD) at midline (T1)iii

17.85 (8.22)

20.09 (9.71)

Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) total scores (11–55), mean (SD) at endline (T2)iii

18.27 (9.01)

19.22 (7.31)

Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) total scores (11–55), median (IQR) at baseline (T0)iii

14 (11–22)

17 (12–24)

Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) total scores (11–55), median (IQR) at midline (T1)iii

15.5 (11–20.5)

17.5 (12–25)

Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) total scores (11–55), median (IQR) at endline (T2)iii

15 (11–23)

17.5 (15–21)

  1. 1n = 2 missing
  2. 2n = 8 missing data
  3. 3n = 11 missing
  4. 4n = 3 missing
  5. 5n = 1 missing
  6. 6n = 7 missing
  7. iSSQ (low scores better outcomes)
  8. iiMOS-SSS (higher scores better outcomes)
  9. iiiTRIG (higher scores better outcomes)