Table 3

CARS factors (cognitive appraisals of IBS symptoms)


IBSD
IBSC



Mean Score
Mean Score
t


Commitment
4.22 ± 1.58
4.53 ± 1.69
0.90
n.s.
Appraisal of Effect
3.88 ± 1.72
4.20 ± 1.62
0.90
n.s.
Appraisal of Threat
3.39 ± 1.91
3.20 ± 1.42
0.53
n.s.
Controllability
4.63 ± 1.57
4.40 ± 1.75
0.65
n.s.

n.s.= not significant

Sugaya and Nomura BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2008 2:9   doi:10.1186/1751-0759-2-9

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