Clinical Study
Acupuncture Anxiolytic Effects on Physiological and Psychological Assessments for a Clinical Trial
Table 3
Competitive state anxiety for athletes in pre- and postintervention.
| Anxiety subscales | Group | Pretest | Posttest |
| Cognitive anxiety | Group 1, acupuncture | 21.5 (5.3) | 15.9 (4.8) | Group 2, sham | 22.1 (5.4) | 19.6 (5.8) | Group 3, control | 21.9 (4.9) | 21.2 (5.3) |
| Somatic anxiety | Group 1, acupuncture | 20.8 (4.6) | 13.7 (4.6) | Group 2, sham | 19.9 (4.8) | 18.7 (5.0) | Group 3, control | 20.0 (5.1) | 19.8 (4.5) |
| Self-confidence | Group 1, acupuncture | 23.9 (5.6) | 23.4 (5.5) | Group 2, sham | 20.0 (5.1) | 19.8 (4.5) | Group 3, control | 22.8 (5.0) | 21.9 (5.1) |
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