Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of CBT outcomes, control variables, and predictors

From: Predicting the outcome of a cognitive-behavioral group training for patients with unexplained physical symptoms: a one-year follow-up study

CBT outcome

n

  

Immediate CBT outcome, mean (SD)

102

4.49

(7.59)

Short-term CBT outcome, mean (SD)

105

4.68

(6.79)

Long-term CBT outcome, mean (SD)

98

5.03

(7.55)

Control variables

n

  

Physical Component Summary - PCS, mean (SD)

158

29.20

(8.97)

Age in years, mean (SD)

162

45.15

(11.05)

Gender, n (%)

162

  

 female

 

131

(81%)

 male

 

31

(19%)

Marital status , n (%)

162

  

 married/living with a partner

 

110

(68%)

 unmarried/divorced/widowed

 

52

(32%)

Employment, n (%)

162

  

 having employment

 

57

(35%)

 having no employment

 

105

(65%)

Predictors

n

  

Global severity index, mean (SD)

161

165.36

(50.28)

Personality-disorder characteristics, mean (SD)

160

15.07

(12.96)

Psychiatric history, n (%)

162

  

 presence of a psychiatric history

 

68

(42%)

 absence of a psychiatric history

 

94

(58%)

Mental Component Summary - MCS, mean (SD)

158

45.15

(11.89)