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. 2020 Sep 23;22(9):e17906. doi: 10.2196/17906

Table 2.

Statements regarding the self-practice behavior of stabilizing and guided imagery techniques.

Variables T2a Follow-upb
Frequency of practice, n (%)


2-3/day 4 (21) 4 (21)

1/day 6 (31) 0 (0)

2-4/week 5 (26) 6 (31)

1/week 2 (11) 5 (26)

Stopped 2 (11) 4 (21)
Techniques were experienced as, n (%)


Helpful 14 (74) 11 (58)

Partly helpful 3 (16) 7 (37)

Not helpful 2 (11) 1 (5)
Most helpful technique, n (%)


Breathing 4 (21) 8 (42)

Body Scan 1 (5) 0 (0)

Guided imagery 10 (53) 8 (42)

No statement 4 (21) 3 (16)
Place for self-practicec,d, n (%)


Room 14 (82) 14 (93)

Outside 5 (29) 4 (27)

No statement 3 (18) 0 (0)
Time of self-practicec,d, n (%)


Morning 9 (53) 4 (27)

Daytime 9 (53 3 (20)

Evening 8 (47) 9 (60)

If symptoms were perceived 0 (0) 6 (40)

No statement 4 (24) 2 (13)

aN=19 patients, who attended the booster session (T2), interviews held face to face directly after the booster session.

bN=19 patients who were available via telephone two months after the booster session (follow-up), interviews conducted via telephone.

cThese sections only include the answers of patients practicing the techniques: T2 n=17, follow-up n=15.

dMultiple answers were possible.