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

Table 6.

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 follow-upa.


Baseline (IGb: n=523; CGc: n=522), mean (SD) Follow-up assessment observed (PP; IG: n=170; CG: n=282), mean (SD) Follow-up 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) 0.96 (99, 448.81) .33 0.05 (−0.17 to 0.26) 17.55 (1, 449) .06 0.20 (0.01 to 0.39) 0 (0.01) 0.04 (0.00)

Intervention 0.43 (0.07) 0.40 (0.10) 0.42 (0.11)








Control 0.43 (0.07) 0.42 (0.09) 0.42 (0.10)







Quality of life (AQoL-8Df) 0.71 (99, 371.03) .40 0.06 (−0.15 to 0.26) 0.00 (1, 449) .98 .06 (−0.13 to 0.25) −2.73 (2.74) 4.49 (2.60)

Intervention 88.13 (13.77) 84.32 (17.21) 84.12 (18.95)








Control 89.19 (14.49) 85.39 (18.66) 85.21 (19.02)







Depression (PHQ-9g) 0.56 (99, 462.45) .46 0.04 (−0.15 to 0.23) 2.09 (1, 449) .15 1.15 (−0.04 to 0.34) −0.20 (0.65) 1.64 (0.60)

Intervention 10.62 (3.83) 8.95 (5.17) 9.47 (5.85)








Control 10.63 (3.59) 9.72 (4.90) 9.66 (7.43)







Anxiety (GAD-7h) 0.89 (99, 448,48) .34 0.06 (−0.13 to 0.26) 2.51 (1, 449) .11 0.18 (−0.01 to 0.38) 0.03 (0.50) 1.37 (0.40)

Intervention 8.25 (3.17) 6.99 (4.24) 7.43 (5.04)








Control 8.27 (3.31) 7.76 (4.11) 7.72 (4.35)







Somatic symptoms (PHQ-15i) 0.98 (99, 401.19) .32 0.07 (−0.13 to 0.27) 2.14 (1, 449) .14 0.10 (−0.09 to 0.29) −0.38 (0.59) 1.21 (0.58)

Intervention 9.57 (3.24) 9.01 (4.06) 9.12 (4.51)








Control 9.69 (3.25) 9.44 (4.40) 9.44 (4.64)







Insomnia (RISj) 1.00 (99, 431.29) .32 0.07 (−0.12 to 0.26) 0.06 (1, 449) .80 0.02 (−0.01 to 0.21) −0.93 (0.80) 1.24 (0.80)

Intervention 13.98 (5.52) 13.25 (5.60) 13.05 (6.27)








Control 14.10 (5.47) 13.39 (5.97) 13.49 (6.36)







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.