Table 2. Change in attendance by depression status.
BSI depression vs changes in attendance in the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences (LISS), Netherlands.
| Service attenders at R1 | Non-attenders of service at R1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p | 2009 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p |
| Same or increase | 371 (73) | 184 (78) | 2.31 | .13 | Same | 394 (67) | 177 (69) | .47 | .49 |
| Decrease | 139 (27) | 52 (22) | Increase | 194 (33) | 78 (31) | ||||
| 2010 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p | 2010 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p |
| Same or increase | 392 (77) | 191 (81) | 1.56 | .21 | Same | 348 (59) | 154 (60) | .11 | .74 |
| Decrease | 118 (23) | 45 (19) | Increase | 240 (41) | 101 (40) | ||||
| 2011 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p | 2011 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p |
| Same or increase | 390 (76) | 189 (80) | 1.22 | .27 | Same | 315 (54) | 142 (56) | .32 | .57 |
| Decrease | 120 (24) | 47 (20) | Increase | 273 (46) | 113 (44) | ||||
| 2012 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p | 2012 attendance vs 2008 | Unelevated BSI depression n (%) | Elevated BSI depression n (%) | χ 2 | p |
| Same or increase | 367 (72) | 189 (80) | 5.61 | .02 | Same | 291 (49) | 136 (53) | 1.05 | .31 |
| Decrease | 143 (28) | 47 (20) | Increase | 297 (50) | 119 (47) | ||||
Notes.
If the individual had a norm-referenced score of “high” or “very high” in any of the three assessments in 2008, the individual was assigned to elevated and otherwise to unelevated.
- BSI
- Brief Symptom Inventory