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. 2011 May 17;2011:840248. doi: 10.1155/2011/840248

Table 3.

Depression and psychiatric symptom outcomes: average treatment effects for patients receiving an advanced practice psychiatric nurse intervention, by dose versus usual care.

APRN dose Period Depression (PHQ-9)a Psychiatric symptoms (CSI)b
Effect (d) 95% CI P c Effect (d) 95% CI P c
Low Baseline to 3 M −2.35 5.1, 0.4 .09 −1.50 5.8, 2.8 .50
3 M to 6 M 1.81 0.6, 4.0 .14 0.73 3.3, 4.8 .73
6 M to 12 M −0.69 3.3, 1.9 .60 0.69 3.5, 4.9 .75
Baseline to 12 M −1.07 4.2, 2.1 .50 −2.11 7.4, 3.2 .44

Moderate Baseline to 3 M −1.50 4.2, 1.2 .27 −3.28 7.6, 1.0 .14
3 M to 6 M 2.39 0.2, 4.6 .03 0.49 3.3, 4.3 .80
6 M to 12 M −1.90 4.9, 1.1 .22 −2.23 7.1, 2.6 .37
Baseline to 12 M −0.40 3.4, 2.6 .79 −4.40 9.4, 0.6 .09

High Baseline to 3 M −4.19 6.4, –2.0 <.001 −0.74 4.2, 2.7 .68
3 M to 6 M 2.26 0.9, 5.4 .16 −3.11 8.5, 2.3 .26
6 M to 12 M −1.60 5.1, 1.9 .36 −5.63 11.2, 0.01 .05
Baseline to 12 M −4.17 6.7, –1.6 .00 −3.69 8.1, 0.7 .10

Note. Negative effect values indicate a decrease in symptoms and improvement.

aPatient health questionnaire (Colorado symptom Index).

bColorado symptom Index.

cCompared with participants who received usual care.