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. 2023 Nov 6;10:e45068. doi: 10.2196/45068

Table 4.

Results of analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) and Cohen d for the secondary and additional outcomes (intention-to-treat [ITT] and per-protocol [PP] analyses) at the postintervention assessment pointa.


Baseline assessment (IGb: n=523; CGc: n=522), mean (SD) Postinterventi on assessment observed (PP; IG: n=253; CG: n=301), mean (SD) Postintervention assessment estimated, mean (SD) ANCOVA (ITT, multiple imputation) ANCOVA (PP) RFLBd




F test (df) P
value
Cohen d (95% CI) F test (df) P
value
Cohen d (95% CI) Lower bounde (SD) Upper bounde (SD)
Symptom burden (composite score) 13.75 (99, 633.44) <.001 0.28 (0.13-0.43) 17.55 (1, 551) <.001 0.34 (0.17-0.51) 0.02 (0.01) −0.04 (0.01)

Intervention 0.43 (0.07) 0.41 (0.09) 0.41 (0.09)








Control 0.43 (0.07) 0.44 (0.09) 0.44 (0.10)







Quality of life (AQoL-8Df) 5.49 (99, 672.22) .02 0.19 (0.05-0.34) 5.22 (1, 551) .02 0.23 (0.06-0.40) 1.72 (1.60) 6.46 (1.26)

Intervention 88.13 (13.77) 84.09 (16.36) 84.22 (16.67)








Control 89.19 (14.49) 87.90 (16.92) 87.46 (16.92)







Depression (PHQ-9g) 21.54 (99, 690.83) <.001 0.34 (0.19-0.49) 25.22 (1, 551) <.001 0.39 (0.22-0.56) 1.13 (0.45) 2.32 (0.30)

Intervention 10.62 (3.83) 8.96 (4.44) 9.10 (4.55)








Control 10.63 (3.59) 10.71 (4.58) 10.65 (4.60)







Anxiety (GAD-7h) 8.73 (99, 693.01) .003 0.22 (0.07-0.37) 11.34 (1, 551) .001 0.28 (0.11-0.45) 0.68 (0.34) 1.61 (0.24)

Intervention 8.25 (3.17) 7.31 (4.06) 7.39 (4.13)








Control 8.27 (3.31) 8.46 (4.13) 8.30 (4.14)







Somatic symptoms (PHQ-15i) 7.07 (99, 837.46) .008 0.20 (0.05-0.35) 2.14 (1, 551) .008 0.24 (0.08-0.41) 0.46 (0.41) 1.62 (0.33)

Intervention 9.57 (3.24) 9.02 (4.13) 9.07 (4.18)








Control 9.69 (3.25) 10.05 (9.92) 9.92 (4.41)







Insomnia (RISj) 5.31 (99, 672.22) .02 0.19 (0.05-0.34) 5.22 (1, 551) .02 0.23 (0.06-0.40) 0.33 (0.54) 1.89 (0.44)

Intervention 13.98 (5.52) 12.65 (5.77) 12.64 (5.84)








Control 14.10 (5.47) 13.71 (5.72) 13.52 (5.84)







aThe F test results were pooled using the D2 statistic [65].

bIG: intervention group.

cCG: control group.

dRFLB: Random Forest Lee Bound.

eThese are lower and upper bounds of the Random Forest Lee Bound procedure.

fAqOL-8D: Assessment of Quality of Life–8 Dimensions.

gPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (depression module).

hGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7 (anxiety module).

iPHQ-15: Patient Health Questionnaire–15 (somatic symptom module).

jRIS: Regensburg Insomnia Scale.