Table 4.
Comparison of the scores of the HAMA scale between the each groups.
| Total HAMA score | Somatic anxiety score | Psychic anxiety score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham-TEAS group (n = 40) |
TEAS group (n = 41) |
P | Sham-TEAS group (n = 40) |
TEAS group (n = 41) |
P | Sham-TEAS group (n = 40) |
TEAS group (n = 41) |
P | |
| Before treatment | 23.58 ± 2.32 | 22.76 ± 3.14 | .385 | 11.65 ± 1.56 | 11.37 ± 1.58 | .337 | 11.93 ± 1.44 | 11.39 ± 1.83 | .294 |
| After treatment | 24.48 ± 1.30*** | 6.41 ± 1.32 | <.001 | 12.50 ± 0.51*** | 3.27 ± 1.07 | <.001 | 11.98 ± 1.14*** | 3.15 ± 0.96 | <.001 |
| Follow-up period | 24.55 ± 0.90*** | 5.93 ± 1.39 | <.001 | 12.23 ± 0.70*** | 3.07 ± 0.98 | <.001 | 12.33 ± 0.73*** | 2.85 ± 0.96 | <.001 |
HAMA = Hamilton Anxiety Scale.
***
Compared with sham-TEAS group, P < .001.