Cognitive-behavioral therapy on psychological stress and quality of life in subjects with pulmonary tuberculosis: a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial

Table 3 GAD-7 scores of patients with different degrees of anxiety and depression

group	Mild				Moderate				Severe
group	n	scores	t	p	n	scores	t	p	n	scores	t	p
Intervention group
baseline	93	7.29 ± 1.21	8.056	< 0.01	52	11.99 ± 1.31	10.020	< 0.01	20	17.30 ± 1.58	0.839	0.41
2 months	93	5.54 ± 1.71	8.056	< 0.01	52	9.17 ± 1.55	10.020	< 0.01	20	16.89 ± 1.51	0.839	0.41
Control group
baseline	91	7.35 ± 1.29	0.084	0.93	53	11.90 ± 1.40	0.065	0.95	18	17.12 ± 1.62	0.640	0.53
2 months	91	7.37 ± 1.87	0.084	0.93	53	11.92 ± 1.74	0.065	0.95	18	16.77 ± 1.66	0.640	0.53

GAD-7 consisted of seven items with a total score ranging from 0 to 21 points. Higher scores indicated greater severity of symptoms. A score of 0–4 points indicated no anxiety, 5–9 points indicated mild anxiety, 10–14 points indicated moderate anxiety, and 15–21 points indicated severe anxiety

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