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Table 3 Correlation between the duration of daily practicing GI individually at home and baseline measures (MMS, QMI, CS, health and severe stress) (n = 127).

From: Effects among healthy subjects of the duration of regularly practicing a guided imagery program

correlation to GI duration (Spearman)

Measure

R

P

MMSPo

1 baseline

0.193

0.042*

 

3 seven days later

0.218

0.044*

MMSNe

1 baseline

-0.250

0.008**

 

3 seven days later

-0.196

0.120

QMI

0.194

0.042*

Salivary cortisol (A)

0.060

0.521

self-reported

health

-0.236

0.010*

 

Severe stress

-0.183

0.048*

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, Spearman correlation coefficients
  2. Baseline was measured before session (13:00).
  3. "Seven years later"; Seven days later of a session, MMS was measured individually at home (13:00).* The experienced subjects who did not practice GI at home everyday were exclude (n = 11)