TABLE 1.
Anxiety and depression symptoms and cardiac autonomic function by intervention group at baseline and 12 weeks
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| Paced Respiration | Music Control | Paced Respiration | Music Control | |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Anxiety Questionnaire Scores | ||||
| STAI State Anxiety (20-80) | 34.6 (12.3) | 34.9 (12.4) | 31.7 (12.1) | 31.1 (11.6) |
| STAI Trait Anxiety (20-80) | 39.2 (11.6) | 38.9 (11.7) | 34.6 (11.5) | 35.3 (11.4) |
| HADS Anxiety Subscale (0-21) | 7.6 (4.1) | 7.3 (4.4) | 6.9 (4.5) | 5.9 (4.1) |
| Depression Questionnaire Scores | ||||
| Beck Depression Inventory (0-63) | 11.0 (8.0) | 9.7 (7.5) | 7.7 (8.8) | 6.2 (5.8) |
| HADS Depression Subscale (0-21) | 4.6 (3.9) | 4.3 (3.7) | 3.7 (3.6) | 3.6 (3.6) |
| Perceived Stress Questionnaire Score | ||||
| Perceived Stress Scale (0-40) | 16.8 (6.6) | 16.3 (8.2) | 14.5 (7.4) | 14.0 (6.9) |
| Cardiac Autonomic Function | ||||
| PEP at rest (ms) | 121.7 (13.4) | 121.3 (13.5) | 121.3 (13.8) | 122.8 (13.4) |
| RSA at rest (ms2) | 5.2 (1.3) | 5.4 (1.3) | 5.6 (1.3) | 5.3 (1.2) |
STAI – Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory
HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale