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. 2023 May 22;18:18. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01269-0

Table 7.

Differences between arms in adherence (continuous outcome)

Variable Mean adherence (95% CI) Mean difference to referentb 95% Confidence interval p value
Step 1a
 Core 91.5 (88.5–94.6) Referent
 Enhanced 90.6 (87.7–93.4)  − 1.00  − 5.14–3.15 0.64
Step 2
 Core 48.1 (44.1–52.2) Referent
 Enhanced 50.9 (45.8–56.0) 2.78  − 3.74–9.29 0.40
Step 3
 Core 51.4 (46.9–55.8) Referent
 Enhanced 59.0 (52.9–65.0) 7.61 0.084–15.14 0.048
Step 4
 Core 46.8 (41.2–52.4) Referent
 Enhanced 56.3 (48.2–64.4) 9.46  − 0.38–19.29 0.06
Interaction between step allocation and implementation arm 0.025

aStep 1 = minimal anxiety/depression, Step 2 = mild anxiety/depression, Step 3 = moderate anxiety/depression, Step 4 = severe anxiety/depression, Step 5 = very severe anxiety/depression but no patients scored in this Step

bMeans have been adjusted for persons (due to repeated screens) and site (due to cluster randomisation)