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. 2011 Nov 15;13(4):e93. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1678

Table 3.

Effects of videoconference intervention on participants’ depressive status and loneliness at 3, 6, and 12 months in consideration of group, time, and time × group effects

Variable Unadjusted Adjusteda
beta SE χ21 P value beta SE χ21 P value
Depressive status
Group
E vs Cb 2.22 1.03 5.0 .06 2.26 1.00 5.1 .05
Time (vs Bc)
3 months 0.97 0.33 8.9 <.001 0.99 0.32 9.3 <.001
6 months 6.95 0.63 123.4 <.001 6.99 0.63 142.7 <.001
12 months 7.64 0.70 118.9 <.001 7.71 0.70 119.6 <.001
Time × groupd
3 months –1.36 0.56 6.0 .02 –2.64 0.57 21.3 <.001
6 months –4.50 0.97 21.6 <.001 –4.33 1.03 17.6 <.001
12 months –4.45 0.89 24.9 <.001 –4.40 0.92 23.1 <.001
Loneliness
Group
E vs Cb 3.94 2.10 3.5 .09 3.27 2.23 2.2 .14
Time (vs Bc)
3 months –0.31 0.53 0.4 .55 –0.31 0.53 0.3 .56
6 months 2.81 1.23 5.2 .02 2.81 1.23 5.2 .02
12 months 2.77 1.22 5.2 .02 2.78 1.23 5.1 .02
Time × groupd
3 months –4.84 1.14 18.0 <.001 –5.40 1.22 19.6 <.001
6 months –6.46 1.64 15.4 <.001 –6.47 1.70 14.5 <.001
12 months –6.42 1.64 15.3 <.001 –6.27 1.94 10.5 .001

a Adjusted for residents’ age and length of residency.

b C: comparison group, E: experimental group.

c B: baseline measurement.

d Group 0: comparison group (reference group), group 1: experimental group.