Table 4.
Proportion of students nominating common behaviours or experiences for a person with depression (N = 113) *
| DT (n = 48) | DT and SDL (n = 65) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | FU1 | FU2 | FU3 | Baseline | FU1 | FU2 | FU3 | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| 1 | Suicidal thoughts or behaviour | 37 (77.1) | 27 (56.2) c | 26 (54.2) b | 26 (54.2) c | 38 (58.5) | 39 (60.0) | 30 (46.2) | 38 (58.5) |
| 2 | Having relationship or family problem | 31 (64.6) | 29 (60.4) | 29 (60.4) | 31 (64.6) | 44 (67.7) | 40 (61.5) | 43 (66.2) | 48 (73.8) |
| 3 | Cannot concentrate or have difficulty thinking | 19 (39.6) | 26 (54.2) | 34 (70.8) d | 20 (41.7) | 34 (52.3) | 46 (70.8) a | 47 (72.3) a | 47 (72.3) a |
| 4 | Stop going out | 13 (27.1) | 10 (20.8) | 10 (20.8) | 10 (20.8) | 18 (27.7) | 15 (23.1) | 9 (13.8) a | 5 (7.7) c |
| 5 | Withdraw from close family and friends | 19 (39.6) | 15 (31.2) | 12 (25.0) | 20 (41.7) | 15 (23.1) | 12 (18.5) | 6 (9.2) a | 7 (10.8) |
* Only the students who nominated three or four common behaviours or experiences at each time point were included in this analysis. These were the top five common behaviours or experiences for a person with depression that were nominated by students at baseline.
a P < 0.05 compared with baseline
b P < 0.01 compared with baseline
c P < 0.005 compared with baseline
d P < 0.001 compared with baseline