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Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: Home-based cognitive bias modification training for reducing maladaptive fear in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a pilot randomized clinical trial

Characteristic

Intervention (n = 11)

Control (n = 9)

Total (n = 20)

Age (mean, SD, in years)

62.27 (16.67)

55.33 (11.27)

59.15 (14.57)

Female sex

6 (54.55%)

4 (44.44%)

10 (50.00%)

Race/ethnicity

 Black

3 (27.27%)

1 (11.11%)

4 (20.00%)

 White

2 (18.18%)

3 (33.33%)

5 (25.00%)

 Other

0 (0.00%)

1 (11.11%)

1 (5.00%)

 Dominican

1 (9.09%)

1 (11.11%)

1 (5.00%)

 Hispanic or Latino

5 (45.45%)

3 (33.33%)

8 (40.00%)

Education

 Some high school

3 (33.33%)

2 (22.22%)

5 (25.00%)

 High school diploma/GED

2 (22.22%)

2 (22.22%)

4 (20.00%)

 Some college

2 (22.22%)

2 (22.22%)

4 (20.00%)

 College graduate

2 (22.22%)

1 (11.11%)

3 (15.00%)

 Graduate school/professional school

2 (22.22%)

2 (22.22%)

4 (20.00%)

Charlson comorbidity index (mean, SD)

1.45 (1.51)

2.44 (2.40)

1.90 (1.97)

PTSD symptoms (PCL-5) (mean, SD)

18.23 (13.51)

22.83 (20.67)

20.36 (16.58)

Depressive symptoms (PHQ-8) (mean, SD)

8.94 (5.81)

6.75 (3.45)

7.97 (4.91)

  1. Data are presented for all patients who were given study tablets corresponding to the intervention or control condition, regardless of how many tablet tasks they subsequently completed. PTSD symptoms and depressive symptoms were assessed at baseline during the hospitalization period that occurred within days of the first study visit. PTSD symptoms were keyed to the suspected cardiac event and the surrounding hospitalization
  2. PCL-5 PTSD Checklist for DSM-V, PHQ-8 8-item Patient Hospitalization Questionnaire, PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder