Table 4 Health services utilisation at three months for the intervention and control groups
From: Randomized controlled pilot trial of supportive text messages for patients with depression
Variable | Intervention group | Control group | t | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean number of visits to Family Physician | 1.38 | 1.81 | −0.84 | 0.41 |
Mean number of visits to Psychiatrist | 1.77 | 2.19 | −1.39 | 0.17 |
Mean number of visits to other specialists | 0.35 | 0.55 | −0.67 | 0.50 |
Mean number of visits to the Emergency Department | 0.35 | 0.38 | −0.17 | 0.86 |
Mean number of counselling sessions attended | 1.51 | 1.54 | −0.05 | 0.96 |
Mean number of other health services utilized | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.0 |