Table 3 Subjective Health Complaints (SHC) and Neuroticism in the intervention and the control group at baseline and 8 weeks
Intervention group Mean, (Std. deviation) | Control group Mean, (Std. deviation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 8 weeks | Baseline | 8 weeks | |
SHC - Total score 29 items (score 0–87) | 15.34 (8.16) | 11.33 (8.04) | 12.22 (6.66) | 11.08 (7.98) |
Musculoskeletal (8 items) (score 0–24) | 8.11 (4.06) | 5.62 (3.87) | 7.44 (3.45) | 6.50 (3.57) |
Pseudoneurology (7 items) (score 0–21) | 4.17 (3.03) | 3.23 (2.98) | 3.11 (2.67) | 2.86 (3.07) |
Gastrointestinal (7 items) (score 0–21) | 1.70 (2.30) | 1.35 (1.92) | 0.92 (1.44) | 0.94 (1.66) |
Flu (2 items) (score 0–9) | 0.57 (1.11) | 0.67 (1.07) | 0.56 (1.27) | 0.53 (1.08) |
Allergy (5 items) (score 0–15) | 0.76 (1.36) | 0.48 (0.95) | 0.25 (0.55) | 0.36 (1.05) |
Neuroticism (score 0–12) | 2.42 (2.14) | 1.57 (2.05) | 2.06 (2.28) | 1.50 (1.80) |