Table 4.

Comparison of outcome clinical measures between the two study groups over all time periods

	Structured care group		CBT group
	n	Mean (s.d.)	n	Mean (s.d.)	Difference (95% CI)	P
GHQ score
Baseline	75	14.7 (9.4)	75	14.9 (9.4)	0.2 (-2.8 to 3.2)	0.9
3 months	60	6.1 (8.3)	65	5.5 (7.7)	-0.6 (-3.4 to 2.2)	0.6
6 months	54	7.2 (9.7)	60	6.2 (8.3)	-1.0 (-4.3 to 2.2)	0.5
9 months	53	6.3 (8.2)	63	5.6 (7.9)	-0.7 (-3.6 to 2.3)	0.6
12 months	53	5.7 (9.5)	60	5.6 (8.0)	-0.1 (-3.3 to 3.1)	0.9
Complaints
Baseline	75	8.6 (2.2)	75	8.6 (2.2)	0.0 (-0.72 to 0.7)	0.9
3 months	59	3.9 (2.3)	63	4.8 (3.9)	0.8 (-0.3 to 1.9)	0.2
12 months	49	3.8 (2.7)	57	3.9 (2.8)	0.8 (-0.94 to 1.13)	0.8
BSI score
Baseline	75	18.6 (9.0)	75	19.9 (9.6)	1.3 (-1.7 to 4.3)	0.4
3 months	60	12.4 (8.9)	65	12.4 (9.6)	0.0 (-3.3 to 3.3)	0.1
6 months	54	11.8 (8.9)	60	11.5 (9.0)	-0.3 (-3.7 to 3.0)	0.8
9 months	53	12.0 (9.0)	63	11.7 (9.8)	-0.2 (-3.7 to 3.0)	0.8
12 months	53	11.0 (9.1)	60	11.1 (8.7)	0.2 (-3.1 to 3.5)	0.9
Visits
-6 months to baseline	75	10.2 (8.0)	75	8.6 (5.7)	-1.5 (-3.7 to 0.7)	0.18
-3 months to baseline	75	5.8 (5.5)	75	5.2 (4.1)	0.6 (-2.1 to 0.96)	0.4
0-3 months	60	1.6 (3.0)	63	1.1 (1.7)	-0.5 (-1.4 to 0.3)	0.2
3-6 months	52	1.6 (2.4)	57	1.2 (1.5)	-0.4 (-1.2 to 0.3)	0.2
9-12 months	51	2.0 (2.5)	57	1.8 (2.6)	0.2 (-0.8 to 1.1)	0.7

BSI, Bradford Somatic Inventory; CBT, cognitive—behavioural therapy; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire.