Table 3 Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire, Body Sensations Questionnaire, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores at baseline and at the end of the program, and comparison between intervention and control group regarding mean differences in these scores between baseline and at the end of the program
Variables | Mean ± standard deviation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (n = 7) | Control (n = 8) | ||||||
Baseline | End of program | Mean differences | Baseline | End of program | Mean differences | P a | |
Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire | |||||||
Total score | 28.0 ± 11.6 | 23.4 ± 8.1 | −4.6 ± 8.0 | 35.0 ± 8.8 | 31.8 ± 10.3 | −3.3 ± 8.7 | 0.86 |
Mean score | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | −0.3 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | −0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.86 |
Fear | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | −0.2 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.9 | −0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.64 |
Avoidance | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 0.7 | −0.3 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | −0.1 ± 0.6 | 0.32 |
Heart-focused attention | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | −0.2 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | −0.2 ± 0.7 | 0.86 |
Body Sensations Questionnaire | |||||||
Total score | 38.1 ± 12.0 | 33.7 ± 7.3 | −4.4 ± 9.5 | 48.9 ± 12.2 | 41.8 ± 7.1 | −7.1 ± 8.6 | 0.56 |
Mean score | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | −0.3 ± 0.6 | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | −0.4 ± 0.5 | 0.56 |
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 | |||||||
Total score | 7.0 ± 5.6 | 5.0 ± 3.4 | −2.0 ± 6.6 | 6.3 ± 5.9 | 5.6 ± 7.4 | −0.6 ± 4.7 | 0.60 |