Table 2.
Depressive symptoms and cognitive function pre and post ECT combined with statistics from paired t-tests comparing depressive symptoms and cognitive function pre and post ECT
| Pre | Post | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p | Cohen’s d | ||
| Clinician rated | MADRS | 374 | 35.4 (6.7) | 12.0 (8.5) | 40.75 | <0.001 | 2.11 |
| MMSE | 352 | 27.7 (2.7) | 28.1 (2.3) | −2.83 | 0.005 | 0.15 | |
| Patient rated | BDI | 296 | 33.7 (11.0) | 14.8 (11.4) | 24.83 | <0.001 | 1.44 |
| EMQ | 205 | 101.7 (43.1) | 88.7 (39.1) | 4.08 | <0.001 | 0.29 |
Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; EMQ, Everyday Memory Questionnaire; MADRS, Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.