Table 2.
Engagement, treatment satisfaction and negative effects by group.
| Variables | All participants n (%) |
Pilot study sample n (%) |
Benchmarking study sample n (%) |
Significance (X2 or t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement | (N= 175) | (N=41) | (N=134) | |
| Completed ≥ 3 lessons | 123 (70.3) | 29 (70.7) | 94 (70.1) | p=.943 |
| Completed all lessons | 91 (52.0) | 19 (46.3) | 72 (53.7) | p=.407 |
| Message sent to therapists; Mean (SD) | 7.21 (2.35) | 7.02 (2.44) | 7.27 (2.33) | p=.562 |
| Number of phone calls; Mean (SD) | 1.22 (1.29) | 1.22 (1.13) | 1.22 (1.33) | p=.989 |
| Satisfaction | (N=101) | (N=22) | (N=79) | |
| Satisfied overall | 77 (76.2) | 18 (81.8) | 59 (74.7) | p=.487 |
| Satisfied with materials | 84 (83.2) | 20 (90.9) | 64 (81.0) | p=.350* |
| Increased confidence to manage their symptoms | 83 (79.7) | 20 (90.9) | 63 (79.7) | p=.347* |
| Increased motivation to seek other treatments if needed | 87 (86.1) | 20 (90.9) | 67 (84.8) | p=.729* |
| Course was worth the time | 95 (94.1) | 21 (95.5) | 74 (93.7) | p=1.00* |
| Would confidently recommend the course to a friend | 77 (97.5) | 21 (95.5) | 98 (97.0) | p=.525* |
| Negative effects | (N=100) | (N=22) | (N=78) | |
| Reported negative effects | 11 (11.0) | 1(4.5) | 10 (12.8) | p=.448* |
SD, Standard deviation; *Fisher’s Exact Test.