Table 2.
Baseline characteristics (n=49).
| Characteristics | Value | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics |
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Age in years, mean (SD) | 40.45 (12.9) |
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Gender, female, n (%) | 38 (78) |
| Country of residence, n (%) |
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Germany | 47 (96) |
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Switzerland | 1 (2) |
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Austria | 1 (2) |
| Number of inhabitants, n (%) |
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Less than 5000 | 8 (16) |
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5000-10,000 | 5 (10) |
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10,000-20,000 | 6 (12) |
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20,000-50,000 | 3 (6) |
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50,000-100,000 | 5 (10) |
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100,000-500,000 | 8 (16) |
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More than 500,000 | 14 (29) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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White | 45 (92) |
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Other | 4 (8) |
| Education, n (%) |
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8 years of schooling | 1 (2) |
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10 years of schooling | 5 (10) |
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Abitur or 3 to 3.5 year traineeship | 19 (39) |
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Bachelor or equivalent | 8 (16) |
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Masters or equivalent | 15 (31) |
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Doctorate degree | 1 (2) |
| Previous psychological treatment, n (%) |
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Yes | 28 (57) |
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No | 21 (43) |
| For those who experienced psychological treatment (n=28): How helpful was it? n (%) |
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Not helpful | 2 (7) |
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Somewhat helpful | 17 (61) |
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Very helpful | 9 (32) |
| Previous experience with health-related trainings, n (%) |
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Yes | 36 (73) |
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No | 13 (27) |
| Symptom severity, mean (SD) |
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HAM-Aa anxiety | 21.29 (7.79) |
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GAD-7b anxiety | 10.31 (4.11) |
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BAIc anxiety | 38.35 (10.96) |
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PASd anxiety | 10.20 (8.58) |
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SPSe anxiety | 20.51 (14.97) |
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QIDS-Cf depression | 8.92 (4.41) |
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CES-Dg depression | 21.71 (6.58) |
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PHQ-9h depression | 11.04 (4.31) |
aHAM-A: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.
bGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7 item.
cBAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory.
dPAS: Panic and Agoraphobia Scale.
eSPS: Social Phobia Scale.
fQIDS-C: Quick Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology.
gCES-D: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale.
hPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire–9 item.