Table 4 Mean scores and values demonstrating pre/post course differences for the compassion course and the control courses across the Toronto Mindfulness Scale and their subcomponents. Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests were performed to determine whether there was a significant increase in pre/post scores for the control and compassion groups
Scale | Control | Compassion | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean pre-course score (SD) | Mean post-course score (SD) | P value | Mean pre-course score (SD) | Mean post-course score (SD) | ||
Toronto Mindfulness Scale - Curiosity | 17.8 (3.1) | 16.7 (2.7) | 0.785 | 18.0 (5.1) | 22.4 (4.4) | 0.012* |
Toronto Mindfulness Scale - Decentering | 16.0 (4.6) | 17.3 (4.3) | 0.357 | 16.5 (3.3) | 19.5 (4.1) | 0.113 |