Balneotherapy Together with a Psychoeducation Program for Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: A Feasibility Study

Table 2

Difference between baseline and 6-month follow-up scores of patients who succeeded, or not, in stopping benzodiazepines.

		Stopped benzodiazepine use				Stopped benzodiazepine use
		1: yes	0: no	Total		1: yes	0: no	Total
		Baseline				End of study (6 months)
ECAB		29	41	70		25	33	58
	M	6.75	6.92	6.85		1.56	4.78	3.39
	SD	1.58	1.87	1.75		1.21	2.82	2.71
Comparison, baseline versus 6 months								< 10^−6
Comparison, “yes” versus “no”				= 0.69				< 10^−4
HAD anxiety		29	41	70		27	32	59
	M	14.31	12.8	13.42		7.37	9.93	8.76
	SD	4.39	4.25	4.36		3.54	5.02	4.57
Comparison, baseline versus 6 months								= 0.001
Comparison, “yes” versus “no”				= 0.15				= 0.02
HAD depression		29	41	70		27	32	59
	M	9.41	8	8.58		4.07	6.5	5.38
	SD	4.85	4.42	4.64		3.56	4.77	4.41
Comparison, baseline versus 6 months								= 0.01
Comparison, “yes” versus “no”				= 0.21				= 0.35
HAD total		29	41	70		27	32	59
	M	23.72	20.80	22.01		11.44	15.93	13.91
	SD	7.77	7.42	7.67		6.41	9.53	8.54
Comparison, baseline versus 6 months								= 0.001
Comparison, “yes” versus “no”				= 0.11				= 0.02
Beck		29	41	70		27	32	59
	M	14.89	11.07	12.65		5.66	9.03	7.49
	SD	8.07	8.27	8.37		7.42	8.25	8.03
Comparison, baseline versus 6 months						< 10^−6		= 0.01
Comparison, “yes” versus “no”				= 0.06				= 0.11
Quality of sleep		29	40	69		24	31	55
	M	5.62	6.12	5.91		4	5.41	4.8
	SD	2.44	1.95	2.17		2.52	2.79	2.75
Comparison, baseline versus 6 months						= 0.004	= 0.35	= 0.009
Comparison, “yes” versus “no”				= 0.34				= 0.05

: number, M: mean, and SD: standard deviation.