Figure 1.

Temporal changes in POMS Anger-Hostility score before and after HSCT. Changes in Anger-Hostility scores between pre- and post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are displayed by disease group. For male patients, the interaction of time and group was significant (p = 0.04) (A). However, for female patients there was no significant main effect or interaction (B). Patients with higher Anger-Hostility scores have more distress. T1, time point of pre-HSCT; T2, seventh day after HSCT. The mean score (SD) of Anger-Hostility for men in the Japanese general population (n = 3154) is 10.8 (8.2) while that of women in the Japanese general population (n = 2423) is 10.9 (8.8) [9].