Table 2 Participants’ responses and performance on Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI) (N = 418)
Common symptom of anxiety | Severity of symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |
Numbness or tingling | 194 (46.4%) | 149 (35.6%) | 55 (13.2%) | 20 (4.8%) |
Feeling hot | 143 (34.2%) | 141 (33.7%) | 80 (19.1%) | 54 (12.9%) |
Wobbliness in legs | 205 (49.0%) | 113 (27.0%) | 54 (12.9%) | 46 (11.0%) |
Unable to relax | 108 (25.8%) | 136 (32.5%) | 61 (14.6%) | 113 (27.0%) |
Fear of worst happening | 102 (24.4%) | 108 (25.8%) | 87 (20.8%) | 121 (28.9%) |
Dizzy or lightheaded | 196 (46.9%) | 128 (30.6%) | 56 (13.4%) | 38 (9.1%) |
Heart pounding/racing | 150 (35.9%) | 114 (27.3%) | 79 (18.9%) | 75 (17.9%) |
Unsteady | 206 (49.3%) | 93 (22.2%) | 59 (14.1%) | 60 (14.4%) |
Terrified or afraid | 207 (49.5%) | 92 (22.0%) | 60 (14.4%) | 59 (14.1%) |
Nervous | 86 (20.6%) | 119 (28.5%) | 94 (22.5%) | 119 (28.5%) |
Feeling of choking | 223 (53.3%) | 95 (22.7%) | 36 (8.6%) | 64 (15.3%) |
Hands trembling | 229 (54.8%) | 97 (23.2%) | 51 (12.2%) | 41 (9.8%) |
Shaky/unsteady | 231 (55.3%) | 98 (23.4%) | 51 (12.2%) | 38 (9.1%) |
Fear of losing control | 187 (44.7%) | 106 (25.4%) | 63 (15.1%) | 62 (14.8%) |
Difficulty in breathing | 226 (54.1%) | 94 (22.5%) | 46 (11.0%) | 52 (12.4%) |
Fear of dying | 259 (62.0%) | 83 (19.9%) | 31 (7.4%) | 45 (10.8%) |
Scared | 231 (55.3%) | 100 (23.9%) | 48 (11.5%) | 39 (9.3%) |
Indigestion | 175 (41.9%) | 109 (26.1%) | 68 (16.3%) | 66 (15.8%) |
Faint/lightheaded | 317 (75.8%) | 52 (12.4%) | 28 (6.7%) | 21 (5.0%) |
Face flushed | 284 (67.9%) | 79 (18.9%) | 35 (8.4%) | 20 (4.8%) |
Hot/cold sweats | 216 (51.7%) | 86 (20.6%) | 47 (11.2%) | 69 (16.5%) |
Participants’ overall performance on the BAI | Mean: 19.7 Standard deviation: 14.7 Median (IQR): 17.5 (22.0) | |||