Affective-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the participants*.
ACBT + TAU
TAU
value
Age, mean (SD), y
47.79 (9.28)
50.21 (10.14)
n.s.
Female, no. (%)
34 (89.47)
33 (86.84)
n.s.
Race/ethnicity, no. (%)
White
30 (78.95)
28 (73.68)
n.s.
African american
2 (5.26)
0 (0.00)
Hispanic
3 (7.89)
6 (15.79)
Other
3 (7.89)
4 (10.53)
Education, no. (%)
Graduate degree
10 (26.32)
6 (15.79)
n.s.
College degree
10 (26.32)
12 (31.58)
Some college
9 (23.68)
13 (34.21)
High school or less
9 (23.68)
7 (18.42)
Married, no. (%)
19 (50.00)
21 (55.26)
n.s.
Employed, no. (%)
16 (42.11)
21 (55.26)
n.s.
Hollingshead SES, mean (SD)
47.51 (10.20)
49.61 (9.61)
n.s.
Expectation Rating Scale, mean (SD)
17.20 (5.21)
16.09 (6.86)
n.s
ACBT indicates affective cognitive behavioral therapy, TAU indicates treatment as usual, Hollingshead SES indicates Hollingshead socioeconomic status scale score.
*Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
