Symptoms from the Setterlind Stress Profile Inventory18
| Symptoms | Mean score* | SD | Prevalence at baseline† (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants were asked to indicate in a questionnaire whether each of the symptoms had occurred very often, often, sometimes, seldom, or not at all during the past four weeks. | |||
| *1– 5: 1 very often, 5 seldom. | |||
| †Very often or often. | |||
| Somatic symptoms (6 items) | |||
| Stomach pain or problems with the stomach | 3.8 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| A weight on the chest or chest pain | 4.4 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Palpitation | 4.5 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Shortness of breath | 4.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Dizziness | 4.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Sweating | 3.8 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Emotional symptoms (8 items) | |||
| Powerlessness or helplessness | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Depression | 4.2 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| Restlessness | 4.1 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Nervous or feeling unrest in the body | 4.1 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| Fatigue and weakness | 3.5 | 1.0 | 15.9 |
| Sleep problems | 4.0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| Easy to cry | 4.2 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| Unable to relax | 3.9 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| Cognitive symptoms (4 items) | |||
| Concentration problems | 4.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| Difficult to make decisions | 4.1 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Forget easily | 3.6 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| Difficult to think clearly | 4.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |