Table 3 Psychological characteristics of the two groups as result from self-reported questionnaires at the baseline evaluation. Data are presented as “mean ± standard deviation”
Responders N = 53 | Non Responders N = 22 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
HADS Depression | 6.1 ± 4.6 | 7.5 ± 5.3 | 0.28 |
HADS Anxiety | 6.1 ± 4.1 | 7.1 ± 4.1 | 0.35 |
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire | |||
Important traumas | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 0.65 |
Serious traumas | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.21 |
Very serious traumas | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 0.62 |
At least serious traumas | 0.4 ± 0.9 | 0.6 ± 1.6 | 0.38 |
Total traumas | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 1.4 ± 2.4 | 0.83 |
Stressful life-events Questionnaire | |||
Important events | 2.5 ± 2.7 | 3.2 ± 4.7 | 0.41 |
Serious events | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.8 | 0.012 |
Very serious events | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 2.9 | < 0.001 |
‘At least serious’ events | 0.8 ± 1.4 | 3.2 ± 4.0 | < 0.001 |
Total stressful events | 7.1 ± 5.2 | 10.7 ± 9.8 | 0.044 |
TAS-20 | |||
Total score | 42.9 ± 14.3 | 51.7 ± 13.7 | 0.017 |
Factor 1 | 14.2 ± 7.6 | 19.1 ± 7.0 | 0.011 |
Factor 2 | 11.3 ± 5.0 | 13.1 ± 4.9 | 0.17 |
Factor 3 | 17.4 ± 5.4 | 19.6 ± 6.8 | 0.15 |