Does Jacobson’s relaxation technique reduce consumption of psychotropic and analgesic drugs in cancer patients? A multicenter pre–post intervention study

Table 3 Highlights the differences in estimation for the parameters evaluated for each two consecutive weeks

	Comparison		Estimate of the difference
	Time 1	Time 2	Estimate of the difference	95%CI inferior	95%CI superior	p value*
Level of anxiety prior to the session	Week 1	Week 2	0.32	0.03	0.61	0.023
	Week 2	Week 3	0.20	−0.09	0.48	0.296
	Week 3	Week 4	0.10	−0.19	0.39	0.817
Level of relaxation achieved	Week 1	Week 2	−1.75	−2.06	−1.45	<.001
	Week 2	Week 3	−0.66	− 0.97	− 0.36	<.001
	Week 3	Week 4	−0.43	− 0.74	− 0.13	0.001
Level of concentration during the exercises	Week 1	Week 2	−1.17	− 1.47	−0.88	<.001
	Week 2	Week 3	−0.67	−0.97	− 0.38	<.001
	Week 3	Week 4	−0.57	−0.87	− 0.28	<.001
Mastery over the technique	Week 1	Week 2	−0.45	−0.74	− 0.15	<.001
	Week 2	Week 3	−0.70	−1.00	−0.41	<.001
	Week 3	Week 4	−0.50	−0.79	− 0.20	<.001
Confidence in its usefulness	Week 1	Week 2	−0.06	−0.27	0.15	0.865
	Week 2	Week 3	−0.33	−0.54	− 0.12	<.001
	Week 3	Week 4	−0.27	−0.48	− 0.06	0.006

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