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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2023 Mar 22;331:442–451. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.029

Table 3:

MHAPPS Trial Exploratory and Safety Outcomes & Baseline Clinical Characteristics

Patients Providers/Staff
CC CC+ Adjusted Mean Difference (95% CI) p-value CC CC+ Adjusted Mean Difference (95% CI) p-value
Anxiety (GAD-7) a
 Baseline Anxiety N=166 N=165 N=168 N=167
  Mean (SD) 9.3 (5.3) 8.8 (5.3) 7.8 (4.4) 8.4 (5)
  Moderate/high anxiety, No. (%) 62 (37.3%) 61 (37.0%) 44 (26.2%) 51 (30.5%)
 Follow-up Anxiety N=165 N=159 N=165 N=166
  Mean (SD) 7.9 (5.6) 7.3 (5) −0.3 (−1.3, 0.7) 0.54 6.8 (4.7) 8.2 (5.1) 1.0 (0.1, 2.0) 0.04
  Moderate/high anxiety, No. (%) 44 (26.5%) 39 (23.6%) 38 (22.6%) 49 (29.3%)

Stress (NIH Perceived Stress Scale) b
 Baseline Stress N=166 N=165 N=168 N=167
  Mean (SD) 60.7 (8.7) 59.6 (8.6) 58.5 (7.3) 59.5 (7.7)
  Moderate/high stress, No. (%) 98 (59%) 85 (51.5%) 80 (47.6%) 94 (56.3%)
 Follow-up Perceived Stress N=165 N=159 N=165 N=166
  Mean (SD) 56.5 (10.7) 55.3 (10.1) 55.1 (9.2) 57.6 (9.6)
  Moderate/high stress, No. (%) 64 (38.6%) 45 (27.3%) 59 (35.1%) 70 (41.9%)
 Change from baseline −4.2 (9.3) −4.4 (8) −0.2 (−2.1, 1.7) 0.84 −3.3 (10.3) −1.9 (9.9) 1.5 (−0.7, 3.7) 0.18

Recent mental health treatment c N=164 N=158 N=164 N=166
 At follow-up, n (%) 119 (71.7%) 105 (63.6%) −4.5% (−15.4%, 6.3%) 0.41 124 (73.8%) 123 (73.7%) 5.5% (−5.2%, 16.2%) 0.31

Increased substance use at follow-up d
 Increased Tobacco use, n/N (%) 23/163 (14.1%) 13/152 (8.6%) −5.6% (−12.5%, 1.4%) 0.12 16/164 (9.8%) 6/164 (3.7%) −6.1% (−11.5%, −0.7%) 0.03
 Increased alcohol use, n/N (%) 42/162 (25.9%) 38/153 (24.8%) −1.1% (−10.7%, 8.5%) 0.83 52/164 (31.7%) 55/162 (34%) 2.2% (−8.0%, 12.5%) 0.67
 Increased marijuana use, n/N (%) 15/156 (9.6%) 19/152 (12.5%) 2.9% (−4.1%, 9.9%) 0.42 17/156 (10.9%) 14/159 (8.8%) −2.1% (−8.7%, 4.5%) 0.53
 Increased illicit drug use, n/N (%) 7/159 (4.4%) 3/157 (1.9%) −2.5% (−6.3%, 1.4%) 0.2 3/159 (1.9%) 2/165 (1.2%) −0.7% (−3.4%, 2.0%) 0.62

Safety Outcomes e N=166 N=165 N=168 N=167
 Any death, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.6%) 0 (0%)
 Death by suicide, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.6%) 0 (0%)
 Attempted suicide, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (1.2%) 0 (0%)
 Interrupted/aborted suicide attempt, n (%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.6%) 3 (1.8%) 3 (1.8%)
a

Symptoms of anxiety were assessed using the GAD-7, a brief self-report scale frequently used in the identification of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The tool is composed of seven items, which are rated 0–3 to generate a score from 0–21. Higher scores indicate a greater severity of generalized anxiety symptoms. Scores of 11 and higher indicate moderate to high anxiety.

b

The National Institute of Health (NIH) Toolbox Self-Efficacy Scales Perceived Stress measure is a validated tool to measure the stress and coping resources of an individual. The measure is comprised of ten items which are scored and granted a t-score specific to adult or adolescent participants. Higher t-scores are indicative of higher levels of stress. T-score of 50 represents the mean of the US general population (based on the 2010 Census) and 10 T-score units represents one standard deviation. A T-score of 60.5 or more for adults or 60.8 or more in adolescents indicates moderate to high levels of stress.

c

Any counseling, therapy, or other mental health treatment in the last 6 months.

d

Number of participants reporting increased alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and illicit drug use, measured by questions adapted from Youth Risk Behavior Survey posed in relation to timing of COVID-19 pandemic.

e

Three elements of the full version of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) (lifetime-recent (baseline) and since last visit (6 months)) were complied to create a Suicide Attempts Survey. These measured self-reported aborted or self-interrupted suicide attempts, interrupted suicide attempts, and actual suicide attempts. Non-lethal self-harm and lethal means used for attempts or completions were also collected. These elements were not included in the C-SSRS score but were compared across the intervention groups. Medical records were used to measure suicide completion.