Table 4.
Changes in clinical outcomes from baseline to 6-month follow-up (n = 55)
| Outcome variables | (Missing) | Baseline | Six-month follow-up | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression diagnosis | (2) | 0.001 | ||
| None (%) | 47.2 | 71.7 | ||
| Minor depression (%) | 18.9 | 7.6 | ||
| Major depression (%) | 34.0 | 20.8 | ||
| Mean depression severity (PHQ-9) (SD) | (2) | 12.4 (5.3) | 6.8 (6.3) | < 0.0001 |
| SF-12 | ||||
| Mean mental summary (MCS) (SD) | (3) | 39.0 (11.2) | 45.2 (12.9) | < 0.0001 |
| Mean physical summary (PCS) (SD) | (3) | 41.4 (11.0) | 41.9 (11.0) | 0.710 |
| Mean activation (SD) | (15) | 60.4 (13.6) | 62.2 (14.4) | 0.468 |
| Daily activities | ||||
| Mean social activities (SD) | (3) | 11.0 (7.0) | 13.3 (7.4) | 0.042 |
| Mean solitary activities (SD) | (3) | 6.1 (3.7) | 6.6 (3.9) | 0.487 |
| Mean productive activities (SD) | (3) | 4.6 (3.6) | 4.9 (3.6) | 0.563 |
| Mean exercise (SD) | (4) | 5.0 (4.7) | 4.4 (3.4) | 0.338 |
| Cigarette smoking | (1) | 0.320 | ||
| Does not smoke | 79.6 | 83.3 | ||
| Smokes < 10 cigarettes per week | 3.7 | 1.8 | ||
| Smokes ≥ 10 cigarettes per week | 16.7 | 14.8 | ||
| Alcohol consumption | (17) | 0.007 | ||
| Does not drink | 34.2 | 47.4 | ||
| 1–6 drinks per week | 44.7 | 39.5 | ||
| ≥ 7 drinks per week | 21.1 | 13.2 | ||
| Medication adherence | (3) | 0.075 | ||
| 0 (adherent) | 57.7 | 76.9 | ||
| 1 | 25.0 | 5.8 | ||
| ≥ 2 (non-adherent) | 17.3 | 17.3 | ||
| Antidepressant medication use | (2) | 32.1 | 20.8 | 0.006 |
| Emergency department visits in past 3 months | 17.7 | 19.6 | 0.739 | |
| Counselling or therapy | (2) | 20.7 | ||
* Generalised estimating equations (GEE) methodology was used to study the relationship of the change in time for each variable.