Table 5.
Changes in anxiety and depression symptoms by geographical classificationa.
| Measure and geographic classification | Responses, n (%) | Baseline score, mean (SD) | Last score, mean (SD) | Changes from baseline (%) | Mean difference (95% CI) | Baseline score, median |
Last score, median |
Wilcoxon rank sum test (df) |
P value |
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| GAD-7b (n=1602) | W=80435 (1) | .48 | ||||||||||
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Urban | 1499 (93.58) | 12.19 (4.57) | 7.45 (4.88) | 38.88 | –5.36 (–5.62 to –5.11) | 12 | 6 |
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Rural | 103 (6.43) | 12.41 (4.26) | 6.83 (4.81) | 44.96 | –4.96 (–5.92 to –4.00) | 12 | 6 |
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| PHQ-8c (n=1572) | W=70020 (1) | .07 | ||||||||||
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Urban | 1465 (93.19) | 12.74 (4.90) | 7.35 (5.47) | 42.31 | –5.29 (–5.67 to –5.10) | 12 | 6 |
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Rural | 107 (6.80) | 13.47 (4.95) | 7.12 (5.62) | 47.14 | –6.35 (–7.39 to –5.30) | 13 | 5 |
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aPatients with at least mild baseline symptoms (baseline GAD-7 or PHQ-8 scores≥5) are included in the analyses.
bGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7.
cPHQ-8: Patient Health Questionnaire–8.