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Table 3 Pre- and post-intervention symptom severity (ESAS)

From: Enhancing nursing’s role in community-based palliative care: closing gaps to improve patient outcomes

Symptom

Pre-Intervention Mean ± SD

Post-Intervention Mean ± SD

p-value

Fatigue

5.3 ± 1.8

2.5 ± 1.0

< 0.001

Depression

4.5 ± 1.4

2.0 ± 0.7

< 0.001

Anxiety

4.0 ± 1.2

1.8 ± 0.9

< 0.001

Shortness of Breath

3.0 ± 1.5

1.5 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Total Score

16.8 ± 6.0

8.8 ± 2.2

< 0.001