Assessment of Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Associated Psychological Morbidities among Patients Receiving Ayurvedic Treatment for Different Health Issues: First Study from Sri Lanka

Table 2

Mean scores for stress, anxiety, and depression relevant to study population.

Study group	Stress	Anxiety	Depression
Control population	8.90 ± 0.78^a	7.30 ± 0.58^a	9.50 ± 1.08^a
	(8.12 ± 9.68)	(6.72 ± 7.88)	(8.42 ± 10.58)
Nervous system	24.0 ± 1.47^b	18.6 ± 1.51^b	23.2 ± 1.78^b
	(22.53 ± 25.47)	(17.09 ± 20.11)	(21.42 ± 24.98)
Musculoskeletal system	20.6 ± 1.61^b	12.6 ± 1.51^c	16.8 ± 1.57^b
	(18.99 ± 22.21)	(11.09 ± 14.11)	(15.23 ± 18.37)
Integumentary system	27.7 ± 2.54^b	6.0 ± 2.73^a	31.7 ± 3.42^c
	(25.16 ± 30.24)	(3.27 ± 8.73)	(28.28 ± 35.12)
Gastrointestinal system	25.0 ± 2.65^b	16.0 ± 2.42^b	19.5 ± 3.77^b
	(22.35 ± 27.65)	(13.58 ± 18.42)	(15.73 ± 23.27)
value	0.04	0.03	0.12

Note. Different superscript letters in a column indicate groups with significant differences () at 0.95% level of confidence.