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. 2021 Feb 22;12:639366. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.639366

Table 2.

Means, standard deviations, and item–total correlations of the MHS: A.

Item GAD (N = 50) M (SD) Control (N = 477) M (SD) Total (N = 527) M (SD) rtot Ordinal α if item is deleted
Offline Online Offline Online Offline Online Offline Online Offline Online
1 Excessive anxiety 2.52
(1.05)		 2.56
(1.13)		 0.52
(0.81)		 0.57
(0.89)		 0.71
(1.02)		 0.76
(1.08)		 0.862*** 0.845*** 0.97 0.97
2 Uncontrollable worry 2.58
(1.05)		 2.82
(0.98)		 0.70
(0.98)		 0.75
(0.98)		 0.88
(1.13)		 0.95
(1.15)		 0.847*** 0.865*** 0.97 0.97
3 Restlessness 2.52
(1.18)		 2.50
(1.06)		 0.51
(0.83)		 0.60
(0.88)		 0.70
(1.05)		 0.78
(1.05)		 0.872*** 0.868*** 0.97 0.97
4 Fatigue 2.67
(1.16)		 2.46
(1.11)		 0.76
(1.03)		 0.77
(0.97)		 0.94
(1.18)		 0.93
(1.10)		 0.845*** 0.799*** 0.97 0.97
5 Difficulty paying attention 2.48
(1.13)		 2.52
(1.00)		 0.57
(0.89)		 0.62
(0.88)		 0.75
(1.08)		 0.80
(1.05)		 0.833*** 0.838*** 0.97 0.97
6 Irritability 2.58
(1.18)		 2.56
(1.05)		 0.67
(1.01)		 0.74
(0.99)		 0.85
(1.17)		 0.91
(1.13)		 0.857*** 0.854*** 0.97 0.97
7 Muscle tension 2.58
(1.25)		 2.62
(1.18)		 1.01
(1.16)		 1.05
(1.12)		 1.16
(1.26)		 1.20
(1.21)		 0.790*** 0.801*** 0.97 0.97
8 Insomnia 2.90
(1.23)		 2.74
(1.19)		 1.01
(1.18)		 1.06
(1.16)		 1.19
(1.31)		 1.22
(1.26)		 0.785*** 0.767*** 0.97 0.97
9 Impairment in daily function 2.46
(1.15)		 2.58
(1.16)		 0.36
(0.77)		 0.45
(0.88)		 0.56
(1.02)		 0.65
(1.11)		 0.843*** 0.857*** 0.97 0.97
10 Chest discomfort 2.42
(1.21)		 2.46
(0.99)		 0.68
(0.99)		 0.61
(0.92)		 0.85
(1.14)		 0.78
(1.08)		 0.817*** 0.821*** 0.97 0.97
11 Feeling on edge 2.64
(1.12)		 2.74
(0.83)		 0.71
(0.96)		 0.77
(0.96)		 0.89
(1.13)		 0.96
(1.11)		 0.862*** 0.870*** 0.97 0.97
MHS: A Total 28.30
(9.96)		 28.56
(8.44)		 7.50
(8.28)		 7.99
(8.32)		 9.48
(10.42)		 9.94
(10.28)		 0.908***a - -
***

P <0.001, GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; a, correlational coefficient between the online version and offline version of the MHS: A.