Again these improvements were significant. The table below provides the t-scores and eta effect values. Interesting beneficiaries make between 2 and 3 point improvement on the ONS well-being indicators. Although looking at the table above their scores are still below the regional and local authority levels. Table 7: Baseline and three months later T-values for the ONS Well-being indicator scale scores ONS Wellbeing Mean T scores Significance Eta Values Indicator (n=48) difference Overall, how -2.872 -7.880 P= <0.001 0.60 satisfied are you Large effect with your life nowadays? Overall, how -2.851 -8.630 P= <0.001 0.65 happy did you Large effect feel yesterday? Overall, how 2.894 6.757 P= <0.001 0.58 anxious did you Large effect feel yesterday? Overall, to what 2.255 -4.822 P= <0.05 0.37 extent do you Large effect feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile? This greater sense of well-being is a theme that consistently came out of the one to one, semi-structured interviews: It’s been absolutely brilliant. I have never felt better. It’s really sorted out my mind. I have got a totally different outlook. Positive thinking. I have a real positive consistent outlook on life…..It feels like a miracle to me it really does. (Beneficiary N15) I used wait for the doctor in the morning after work. I would sit in the car park until it was time. He sort of gave me a sort yourself out type of chat. I am not very good at taking pills but they really helped. They took the edge of things. It was like the security blanket, but I would also see ***** and he turned me around. (Beneficiary N14)
Again these improvements were significant. The table below provides the t-scores and eta effect values. Interesting beneficiaries make between 2 and 3 point improvement on the ONS well-being indicators. Although looking at the table above their scores are still below the regional and local authority levels. Table 7: Baseline and three months later T-values for the ONS Well-being indicator scale scores ONS Wellbeing Indicator (n=48) Mean difference T scores Significance Eta Values Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays? -2.872 -7.880 P= <0.001 0.60 Large effect Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday? -2.851 -8.630 P= <0.001 0.65 Large effect Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday? 2.894 6.757 P= <0.001 0.58 Large effect Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile? 2.255 -4.822 P= <0.05 0.37 Large effect This greater sense of well-being is a theme that consistently came out of the one to one, semi-structured interviews: It’s been absolutely brilliant. I have never felt better. It’s really sorted out my mind. I have got a totally different outlook. Positive thinking. I have a real positive consistent outlook on life…..It feels like a miracle to me it really does. (Beneficiary N15) I used wait for the doctor in the morning after work. I would sit in the car park until it was time. He sort of gave me a sort yourself out type of chat. I am not very good at taking pills but they really helped. They took the edge of things. It was like the security blanket, but I would also see ***** and he turned me around. (Beneficiary N14)