Table 3 Analysis of focus group participants cohort data across the 3 assessment time points

A1 – A2

Paired t-test

p = 0.002

Paired difference

M = 0.73 (0.62)

95% C.I.

Lower: 0.33

Upper: 1.12

Paired t-test

p = 0.015

Paired difference

M = 1.33 (1.68)

95% C.I.

Lower: 0.31

Upper:2.35

Wilcoxon

p = 0.068

Ax1

Md = 3.4 (3.35) Ax2

Md = 2.6 (3.10)

Paired t-test

p = 0.210

Paired difference

M = −5.46 (14.86)

95% C.I.

Lower: − 14.45

Upper: 3.53

Paired t-test

p = 0.194

Paired difference

M = − 1.77 (4.64)

95% C.I.

Lower: − 4.57

Upper: 1.03

A2 – A3

Paired t-test

p = 0.301

Paired difference

M = − 0.28 (0.88)

95% C.I.

Lower: − 1.19

Upper: 0.44

Paired t-test

p = 0.210

Paired difference

M = − 0.78 (1.83)

95% C.I.

Lower: − 2.09

Upper: 0.53

Wilcoxon

p = 0.213

Ax2

Md = 2.6 (3.10)

Ax3

Md = 4.5 (4.95)

Paired t-test

p = 0.766

Paired difference

M = 1.00 (10.33)

95% C.I.

Lower: −6.34

Upper: 8.39

Paired t-test

p = 0.140

Paired difference

M = − 1.30 (2.54)

95% C.I.

Lower: − 3.12

Upper: 0.518

A1-A2-A3

One-way repeated measures ANOVA

Wilks’ Lambda

p = 0.163

A1 M = 2.77 (0.81)

A2 M = 2.05 (0.65)

A3 M = 2.43 (0.83)

One-way repeated measures ANOVA

Wilks’ Lambda

p = 0.151

A1 M = 4.45 (2.73)

A2 M = 3.28 (1.94)

A3 M = 4.06 (2.24)

Friedman Test

p = 0.139

Ax1

Md = 4.4 (4.15)

Ax2

Md = 3.25 (3.13)

Ax3

Md = 4.5 (4.95)

One-way repeated measures ANOVA

Wilks’ Lambda

p = 0.233

A1 M = 45.00 (10.19)

A2 M = 52.90 (12.76)

A3 M = 51.90 (14.43)

One-way repeated measures ANOVA

Wilks’ Lambda

p = 0.285

A1 M = 35.70 (4.64)

A2 M = 37.20 (3.52)

A3 M = 38.50 (3.50)