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Comparison of psychoneurotic scales between idiopathic cough patients (n = 15) and successfully treated patients (n = 42) |
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| Treated cough (n = 42) |
Idiopathic (n = 15) |
Unpaired t value |
P value |
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| HAD |
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| Anxiety |
6.74 (4.66) |
5.27 (3.62) |
- 1.107 |
0.136 |
| Depression |
3.81 (3.72) |
3.93 (3.97) |
0.109 |
0.457 |
| STAI |
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| State |
30.92 (8.20) |
36.5 (9.53) |
1.975 |
0.027* |
| Trait |
38.92 (12.16) |
39.15 (8.58) |
0.063 |
0.475 |
| CCEI |
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| FFA |
5.47 (4.37) |
6.75 (4.20) |
0.859 |
0.197 |
| PA |
4.05 (3.34) |
4.33 (3.60) |
0.249 |
0.402 |
| OBS |
6.58 (3.76) |
7.58 (3.11) |
0.837 |
0.203 |
| SOM |
5.92 (3.98) |
4.75 (4.48) |
-0.086 |
0.196 |
| DEP |
4.71 (3.52) |
4.50 (3.23) |
1.49 |
0.07 |
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Values given as mean (SD)* p < 0.05, HAD – Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, STAI – State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, CCEI – Crown Crisp experiential Index,FFA – free floating anxiety, PA – phobic anxiety, OBS – obsession, SOM – somatisation, DEP – depression | ||||
McGarvey et al. Cough 2006 2:4 doi:10.1186/1745-9974-2-4 |
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