Moderate and high anxiety levels Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomly assigned into two groups of 35 participants following simple randomization. Following the list of selected patients, every multiple of seven is called by telephone (patient 7,14,
Sponsors
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Scored =8 points on the HAD-Anxiety subscale 2. Older than 18 years and younger than 70 years 3. Expressed a formal wish to take part in the research 4. Not presenting any of the exclusion criteria 5. Read and signed an informed consent document
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded from the study if they: 1. Started, changed or increased any pharmacological therapy during the program 2. Suffered from an acute state of severe mental illness (major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, etc) 3. Planned to participate in other therapies or similar programs such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture or similar during the study 4. Suffered, during the program, from important stressful life events, which could produce a bias in the assessments of the study 5. Were not able to participate because of linguistic, cultural or physical problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Anxiety and depression symptoms measured using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) at baseline and after 4 consecutive weeks 2. State and trait anxiety levels measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) at baseline and after 4 consecutive weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed