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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline in the intervention, treatment as usual (waiting) group and for total sample of patients receiving intervention

From: Group body psychotherapy for the treatment of somatoform disorder - a partly randomised-controlled feasibility pilot study

 

BPT group (N = 14)

TAU waiting group (N = 8)

Total (N = 22)

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Age mean (SD) years

51.6 (11.4)

47.1 (10.7)

50,0 (11,1)

 Female (%)

11 (78.6%)

5 (62.5%)

16 (72.7)

Level of education

 - Low

3 (21.4%)

1 (12.5%)

4 (18.2%)

 - Middle

4 (28.6%)

3 (37.5%)

7 (31.8%)

 - High

7 (50%)

3 (37.5%)

10 (45.5%)

Currently employed

8 (72.7%)

5 (62.5%)

13 (68.4%)

Clinical characteristics: mean (SD)

 SOMS-7

18.9 (9.7)

17.8 (7.1)

18,5 (8,72)

 PHQ-15 (Somatisation)

13.4 (5.4)

11.5 (4.2)

12,6 (4,9)

 PHQ-9 (Depression)

10.6 (3.6)

10.8 (4.7)

10,7 (3,96)

 SF36 Physical component scale (PCS)

38.1 (12.3)

37.0 (11.0)

37,7 (11,6)

 SF36 Mental Component Scale (MCS)

37.2 (10.2)

38.7 (7.9)

37,7 (9,28)