From: Randomized controlled pilot trial of supportive text messages for patients with depression
Independent variables | Intervention group mean BDI (SD) | Control group mean BDI (SD) | Treatment interaction F | Treatment interaction p | Subgroup main effect F | Subgroup main effect p | |
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Gender | Male | 12.0 (6.7) | 25.0 (13.0) | 2.44 | 0.12 | 1.23 | 0.27 |
Female | 23.4 (11.4) | 24.8 (10.8) | |||||
Age | ≤ 25 | 22.2 (11.4) | 24.8 (10.2) | 0.23 | 0.98 | 0.28 | 0.76 |
26–40 | 20.1 (12.2) | 26.2 (11.4) | |||||
≥ 41 | 19.0 (14.0) | 22.9 (13.3) | |||||
Formal educational level | Up to high school | 24.8 (12.5) | 25.3 (14.0) | 0.69 | 0.41 | 1.2 | 0.28 |
College/University | 15.9 (8.7) | 24.6 (8.8) | |||||
Employment status | Employed | 19.6 (11.9) | 25.7 (11.2) | 0.27 | 0.60 | 0.001 | 0.98 |
Not Employed | 22.7 (11.4) | 21.5 (13.5) | |||||
Relationship status | In a relationship | 22.3 (12.2) | 23.7 (10.8) | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.70 |
Not in a relationship | 19.9 (11.4) | 26.5 (12.6) | |||||
On chronic physical health medication | Yes | 15.0 (8.8) | 23.0 (13.1) | 1.06 | 0.30 | 3.80 | 0.06 |
No | 22.5 (12.0) | 25.5 (11.2) | |||||
CBT/ Counselling sessions I | Had no CBT/counselling | 19.7 (9.7) (n = 19) | 26.3 (12.7) (n = 14) | 0.09 | 0.80 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
Had at least one CBT/counselling session | 22.5 (14.5) (n = 12) | 24.3 (11.9) (n = 14) | |||||
CBT/Counselling sessions II | Had no CBT/counselling | 19.7 (9.7) (n = 19) | 26.3 (12.7) (n = 14) | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.51 |
Had one to three CBT/counselling sessions | 27.3 (14.3) (n = 7) | 25.9 (12.8) (n = 8) | |||||
Had four or more CBT/counselling sessions | 15.8 (13.3) (n = 5) | 22.2 (11.5) (n = 6) |