Table 2.
Clinical variables | Before CBT
|
After CBT
|
t | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | |||
PAS | ||||
Total score | 24.86±11.98 | 14.86±6.93 | 4.55 | 0.001* |
Panic attack | 1.57±1.34 | 0.74±0.92 | 2.52 | 0.026* |
Agoraphobic avoidance | 2.33±1.18 | 1.83±0.76 | 1.99 | 0.068 |
Anticipatory anxiety | 2.25±1.12 | 1.43±0.87 | 3.30 | 0.006* |
Disability | 1.64±1.06 | 0.67±0.63 | 3.97 | 0.002* |
Worries about health | 1.86±0.93 | 1.14±0.69 | 3.82 | 0.002* |
ASI-R | ||||
Cardiovascular | 12.07±4.94 | 6.57±4.31 | 2.80 | 0.013* |
Respiratory | 17.79±6.34 | 11.00±5.68 | 6.44 | 0.001* |
Public anxiety | 15.43±6.14 | 11.00±8.94 | 2.71 | 0.015* |
Cognitive dyscontrol | 8.93±5.25 | 5.21±4.06 | 2.83 | 0.011* |
ACQ | 68.71±10.87 | 78.86±18.55 | −2.85 | 0.014* |
BBSIQ | ||||
Panic body sensation rank scores | 2.46±0.55 | 1.63±0.52 | 5.33 | 0.000* |
External event rank scores | 1.62±0.33 | 1.24±0.21 | 2.55 | 0.024* |
Panic body sensation belief scores | 4.54±1.28 | 2.76±1.62 | 5.33 | <0.001* |
External event belief scores | 3.21±1.62 | 2.48±1.08 | 1.80 | 0.096 |
Note:
P<0.05.
Abbreviations: CBT, cognitive behavior therapy; PAS, Panic and Agoraphobic Scale; ASI-R, Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised; ACQ, Anxiety Control Questionnaire; BBSIQ, Brief Body Sensation Interpretation Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation.