Table 3 Mean scores and standard deviations (SD) of the emotional graph of illness trajectory and the questionnaires used, presented by illness narrative group

Intensity value of emotion on the Emotional Graph of Illness Trajectory

64.27 (19.14)

55.6 (20.34)

65.96 (23.44)

3.472

-

0.05

-

BDI

7.41 (4.22)^{b, c}

5.34 (4.41)^a

4.67 (3.26)^a

-

7.946

0.05

^{a, b}0.01

^{a, c}0.018

STAI-T

49.65 (9.14)^{b, c}

44.28 (11.06)^a

40.52 (7.53)^a

5.796

-

0.08

^{a, b}0.03

^{a, c}0.005

STAI-S

48.59 (12.08)^c

43.62 (11.07)

40.29 (8.80)^a

4.124

-

0.06

^{a, c}0.022

BIPQ

43.50 (13.44)^{b, c}

38.42 (13.28)^{a, c}

30.70 (12.46)^{a, b}

-

12.577

0.08

^{a, b}0.045

^{b, c}0.011

^{a, c}0.001

PSS

22.08 (5.20)^{b, c}

18.54 (6.30)^a

15.90 (6.17)^a

7.471

-

0.10

^{a, b}0.013

^{a, c}0.001

EQ-5D

0.6 (0.33)

0.7 (0.34)

0.67 (0.33)

-

5.516

-

-