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Table 1 Characteristics of the course participants for Total Group, Short Version and Long Version

From: Effects and feasibility of a preventive intervention in sub-threshold and mild panic disorder: Results of a pilot study

 

Total group (N = 114)

Long version (N = 78)

Short version (N = 36)

Female, N (%)

89 (78.1)

64 (82.1)

25 (69.4)

Mean age, Years (SD)

41.7 (11.4)

42.4 (11.4)

40.3 (11.5)

Married/living with partner, N (%)

87 (76.3)

58 (74.3)

29 (80.6)

Employed (paid), N (%)

85 (74.6)

56 (71.8)

29 (80.6)

Educational level, N (%)

   

Low

22 (19.3)

15 (19.2)

7 (19.4)

Middle

51 (44.7)

36 (46.2)

15 (41.7)

High

41 (36.0)

27 (34.6)

14 (38.9)

More than 1 year of panic complaints, N (%)

95 (83.3)

65 (83.3)

30 (83.3)

Medication for anxiety or depression, N (%)

64 (56.1)

42 (53.8)

22 (61.1)

SCL-90 Anx, M (SD) (range: 0–4)

1.26 (0.72)

1.31 (0.76)

1.15 (0.63)

SCL-90 Pho, M (SD) (range: 0–4)

1.13 (0.83)

1.16 (0.84)

1.09 (0.81)

SCL-90 Dep, M (SD) (range: 0–4)

0.89 (0.62)

0.89 (0.63)

0.88 (0.61)

PDSS-SR, M (SD)* (range: 0–28)

8.7 (5.0)

8.8 (5.5)

8.6 (4.1)

Subclinical (score 0–7), N (%)

36 (40.4)

25 (47.2)

11 (30.6)

Clinical (score 8–28), N (%)

53 (59.6)

28 (52.8)

25 (69.4)

  1. Note. SCL-90 = Symptom Check-List: Anx = anxiety, Pho = phobic anxiety, Dep = depression; PDSS-SR = Panic Disorder Severity Scale-Self Report.
  2. * based on n = 89 (the PDSS-SR was not used on the first 3 courses).