Table 2. Movement of participants from their anxiety level before the initiation of biofeedback to other anxiety levels after the completion of biofeedback therapy as assessed by HAM-A total score and SAS total anxiety index score.
HAM-A Total score | Participants before biofeedback N | Participants moved to <17 after biofeedback N (%) | Participants moved to 18-24 after biofeedback N (%) | Participants moved to 25-30 after biofeedback N (%) | Participants moved to >30 after biofeedback N (%) |
<17 | 23 | 23 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
18-24 | 14 | 10 (71.43) | 4 (28.57) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
25-30 | 14 | 10 (71.43) | 4 (28.57) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
>30 | 34 | 20 (58.82) | 6 (17.65) | 5 (14.71) | 3 (8.82) |
SAS Total anxiety index score | Participants before biofeedback N | Participants moved to <45 after biofeedback N (%) | Participants moved to 45-59 after biofeedback N (%) | Participants moved to 60-74 after biofeedback N (%) | Participants moved to >75 after biofeedback N (%) |
<45 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
45-59 | 36 | 33 (91.67) | 3 (8.33) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
60-74 | 18 | 10 (55.56) | 8 (44.44) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
>75 | 31 | 15 (48.39) | 12 (38.71) | 4 (12.90) | 0 (0) |