The impact of a disparity-reduction intervention on outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department: a clinical trial

Table 2 Comparison of pain intensity, threat perception, and illness perception between study groups

Variable	Group	Mean ± SD (Before)	Mean ± SD (After)	Change %	Point Estimate	P-value ^a	P-value ^b
Pain Intensity	Intervention	6.59 ± 2.17	3.50 ± 1.52	-46.89%	1.257	< 0.001^c	< 0.001^d
Pain Intensity	Control	6.08 ± 2.01	4.37 ± 1.94	-28.13%	0.910	< 0.001^c	< 0.001^d
Threat Perception	Intervention	16.46 ± 3.90	11.54 ± 3.62	-29.9%	0.975	< 0.001^c	< 0.001^d
Threat Perception	Control	15.88 ± 3.89	15.28 ± 4.07	-3.78%	0.263	0.003^c	< 0.001^d
Illness Perception	Intervention	49.34 ± 8.84	61.09 ± 7.89	-19.23%	1.509	< 0.001^c	< 0.001^e
Illness Perception	Control	50.56 ± 8.93	52.0 ± 7.71	-2.77%	0.276	0.002^c	< 0.001^e

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