Table 3.
Baseline, 12-month changes, and participants with indications of depression who completed 12-month questionnaires
| Variable name (possible range) | U.S. National CDSMP (English speakers), N = 175 | Healthy Living Canada ICDSMP, N = 110 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline mean (SD) | 12-month change, mean (SD) | p | Baseline mean (SD) | 12-month change, mean (SD) | p | |
| PHQ-8 Depression (0–24) | 13.9 (3.78) | −3.47 (5.75) | <0.001 | 15. 5 (4.34) | −4.30 (5.51) | <0.001 |
| Pain (0–10) | 6.43 (2.48) | −0.600 (2.55) | 0.002 | 6.91 (2.67) | −0.691 (1.97) | <0.001 |
| Fatigue (0–10) | 7.02 (2.29) | −0.869 (2.71) | <0.001 | 7.66 (1.47) | −0.691 (2.05) | <0.001 |
| Activity limitation (0–4) | 2.38 (0.936) | −0.287 1.17) | 0.001 | 2.67 (0.898) | −0.295 (0.906) | 0.001 |
| Medication adherence (0–4) | 1.43 (1.28) | −0.240 (1.06) | 0.003 | 1.45 (1.18) | −0.311 (1.18) | 0.009 |
| Number of emergency department visits (last 6 months) | 0.451 (1.53) | 0.0 (1.91) | 1.00 | 0.573 (1.14) | −0.235 (1.00) | 0.015 |
| Number of hospitalizations (last 6 months) | 1.22 (3.46) | 0.815 (6.53) | 0.103 | 0.091 (0.440) | −0.027 (0.515) | 0.579 |
For all health indicators and behaviors, a lower score is desirable. Mean changes are changes in scale scores or in number of visits. P values are from pair-wise t tests indicating the likelihood that a change this large could have occurred if sampling form a population with zero change