Table 3.

Comparison of depression and social support levels of severity group-wise and overall

Groups
Characteristics	Experimental		Waitlist Control
	Pre-Test	Post-Test	Pre-Test	Post-Test
	M(SD)		M(SD)
PHQ M(SD)	2.70(.85)	1.22(.47)	2.42(.67)	2.30(.68)
Mild (%)	3(7.5%)	32(80.0%)	1(2.5%)	4(10.0%)
Moderate (%)	13(32.5%)	7(17.5%)	24(60.0%)	21(52.5%)
Mod. Severe (%)	17(42.5%)	1(2.5%)	12(30.0%)	14(35.0%)
Severe (%)	7(17.5%)	–	3(7.5%)	1(2.5%)
MPSS M(SD)	1.57(.50)	2.85(.36)	1.57(.50)	1.70(.51)
Low support (%)	17(42.5%)	–	17(42.5%)	13(32.5%)
Mod. Support (%)	23(57.5%)	6(15.0%)	23(57.5%)	26(65.0%)
High Support (%)	–	34(85.0%)	–	1(2.5%)

PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, MSS Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale