Table 2

Intention-to-treat and completers mean symptom scores and standard deviations at pre- and post-treatment


Intention-to-treat (n = 57)
Completers (n = 50)


Pre
Post
Pre
Post

Social Phobia Scale
36.2 (15.4)
24.7 (15.2) ***
36.7 (15.4)
24.0 (15.3) ***
Social Interaction Anxiety Scale
54.8 (15.0)
43.0 (16.0) ***
54.9 (14.8)
41.8 (15.6) ***
Fear of Negative Evaluation1
24.6 (5.1)
22.1 (6.5) **
24.3 (5.1)
20.8 (6.5) **
Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation2
33.2 (10.7)
28.1 (9.6) **
33.4 (10.6)
27.6 (9.3) ***
FQ-spa
24.0 (6.2)
17.8 (7.8) ***
24.2 (6.2)
16.9 (8.1) ***
WHLSb
14.0 (6.1)
10.4 (6.3) ***
13.9 (6.1)
9.4 (6.3) ***





LSAS (total)c
76.2 (25.6)
59.6 (27.3) ***
77.2 (26.1)
58.5 (27.8) ***
     Fear of performance
20.8 (5.8)
16.3 (6.9) ***
20.9 (6.1)
15.9 (7.2) ***
     Avoidance of performance
17.3 (8.2)
11.5 (7.9) ***
17.8 (8.3)
11.1 (8.0) ***
     Fear of social interaction
20.0 (6.9)
17.5 (7.2) **
20.1 (6.8)
17.3 (7.2) **
     Avoidance of social interaction
18.1 (7.9)
14.3 (8.5) ***
18.4 (7.8)
14.2 (8.4) ***





NEO Five Factor Index




     Neuroticism
31.0 (9.0)
-
31.6 (9.2)
-
     Extroversion
21.8 (8.0)
-
21.6 (8.1)
-
     Conscientiousness
24.7 (7.7)
-
24.6 (8.0)
-
     Openness
30.5 (6.7)
-
29.0 (5.3)
-
     Agreeableness
24.2 (7.9)
-
30.3 (6.8)
-





Symptom Checklist-90 Revised




     Somatization
0.7 (0.6)
0.5 (0.6) n.s.
0.7 (0.6)
0.5 (0.5) **
     Obsessive-compulsive
1.7 (0.9)
1.4 (0.9) **
1.7 (0.9)
1.3 (0.8) **
     Interpersonal sensitivity
2.1 (0.8)
1.6 (0.9) ***
2.1 (0.8)
1.4 (0.9) ***
     Depression
1.6 (0.8)
1.2 (0.9) ***
1.6 (0.8)
1.1 (0.8) ***
     Anxiety
1.5 (0.8)
1.2 (0.9) **
1.4 (0.8)
1.1 (0.9) **
     Hostility
0.8 (0.6)
0.6 (0.6) **
0.8 (0.6)
0.6 (0.6) **
     Phobic anxiety
1.1 (0.8)
0.7 (0.7) ***
1.1 (0.8)
0.7 (0.6) ***
     Paranoid ideation
1.1 (0.8)
0.8 (0.9) **
1.1 (0.7)
0.8 (0.8) **
     Psychoticism
0.8 (0.5)
0.6 (0.6) ***
0.9 (0.5)
0.6 (0.6) ***

FQ-spa: Fear Questionnaire Social Phobia Subscale

WHLSb: Work, Home and Leisure Activities Scale

LSAS (total)c: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (total)

Fear of Negative Evaluation1: Number for ITT = 37, Number for Completers' analysis = 27

Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation2: Number for ITT = 26, Number for Completers' analysis = 23

(*** p < 0.001, **p < 0.01)

Chen et al. BMC Psychiatry 2007 7:69   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-7-69