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CLAUSTROPHOBIA STUDY RESULTS
The following tables provide the data comparisons:
 
State Anxiety (SAI)
T-scores
  Pre Treatment Post Treatment Pre vs. Post
 Control Group n=4   
 Mean 35.25 35.50 - 1.57
 Std. Dv. 1.71 1.00 
    
 Claustrophobia Group n=4   
  Mean 60.00 41.00 ** -3.12
  Std. Dv. 14.63 7.78 
    
 Diff Cont vs. Exp **** -3.23 - 1.40 
 Two-tailed t-tests
*=p<.10
**=p<.05
***=p<.025
****=p<.01
#p<.001		   
© 1999 Peter Lambrou and George Pratt
 
Apparatus for Meridian Identification (AMI)
Before Polarization (BP) Values in microamperes (µA)
Peak current of 3V square pulse for 1/1000th second.
  Pre Treatment Post Treatment Pre vs. Post
 Control Group n=4   
 Mean 1,786 1,794 .131
 Std. Dv.  247 142 
    
 Claustrophobia Group n=4   
  Mean 1,673 1,747 ** 2.71
 Std. Dv. 85 57 
  
 Diff Cont vs. Exp  # 0.86  0.62 
 Two-tailed t-tests
*=p<.10
**=p<.05
***=p<.025
#=p<.001		   
© 1999 Peter Lambrou and George Pratt
 
EMG - TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE (Non-dominant side)
Values in micro-volts
  Pre Treatment Post Treatment Pre vs. Post
 Control Group n=4   
 Mean 2.60 2.25 -2.34
 Std. Dv. 2.24 1.94 
    
 Claustrophobia Group n=4   
 Mean 7.93 4.87 -1.47
 Std. Dv. 3.46 1.10 
    
 Diff Cont vs. Exp *** -2.59 ** -2.35 
 One-tailed t- tests
*=p<.10
**=p<.05
***=p<.025
#=p<.001		   
© 1999 Peter Lambrou and George Pratt
 
HEART RATE - Per minute
  Pre Treatment Post Treatment Pre vs. Post
 Control Group n=4   
 Mean 74.14 70.84 #-30.33
 Std. Dv 7.99 8.05 
    
 Claustrophobia Group n=4   
 Mean 59.60 59.11 -.33
 Std. Dv. 9.28 7.69 
    
 Diff. Cont vs. Exp ** 2.37 * 2.11 
 Two-tailed t-tests
*=p<.10
**=p<.05
***=p<.025
#=p<.001		   
© 1999 Peter Lambrou and George Pratt
 
EEG ALPHA - Single Channel (Non-dominant side)
Values micro-volts
  Pre Treatment Post Treatment Pre vs. Post
 Control Group n=4   
  Mean 3.39 3.86 # 39.07
 Std. Dv. 1.22 1.21 
    
 Claustrophobia Group n=4   
 Mean 4.60 4.28 -1.23
 Std. Dv. 0.78 1.20 
    
 Diff Cont vs. Exp -1.66 - 0.50 
 Two-tailed t-tests
*=p<.10
**=p<.05
***=p<.025
#=p<.001		   

© 1999 Peter Lambrou and George Pratt
 
EEG THETA - Single Channel (Non-dominant side)
  Pre Treatment Post Treatment Pre vs. Post
 Control Group n=4   
  Mean 2.59 2.65 1.07
 Std. Dv. 0.51 0.54 
    
 Claustrophobia Group n=4   
 Mean 4.00 3.62 -1.32
 Std. Dv. 0.38 0.92 
    
 Diff Cont vs. Exp # -4.44 -1.83 
 Two-tailed t-tests
*=p<.10
**=p<.05
***=p<.025
#=p<.001		   
© 1999 Peter Lambrou and George Pratt