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. 2015 May 26;10(5):e0126559. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126559

Table 2. Means, SDs and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) for measures of depression, anxiety, psychological flexibility and quality of life.

Mean (SD) Effect size, d (95% CI)
Outcome measure Pre-treatment Post-treatment Follow-up Between-group, pre to post Between-group, pre to follow-up Within-group, pre to post Within-group, pre to follow-up
BDI-II
Blended treatment 28.96 (8.07) 15.17 (11.51) 14.61 (12.86) -0.13 (-2.37, 2.09) -0.10 (-2.53, 2.33) 1.40 (-0.61, 3.41) 1.35 (-0.82, 3.52)
Full BA treatment 27.32 (7.89) 13.68 (10.68) 13.43 (11.27) 1.47 (-0.41, 3.35) 1.44 (-0.50, 3.39)
PHQ-9
Blended treatment 15.39 (4.73) 7.13 (5.78) 7.20 (6.13) 0.01 (-1.20, 1.23) 0.05 (-1.18, 1.27) 1.58 (0.51, 2.65) 1.51 (0.41, 2.62)
Full BA treatment 15.30 (4.49) 7.21 (6.27) 7.49 (6.06) 1.50 (0.41, 2.59) 1.48 (0.42, 2.55)
BAI
Blended treatment 15.74 (12.11) 8.11 (9.27) 12.57 (12.30) 0.36 (-1.48, 2.20) 0.03 (-2.30, 2.37) 0.72 (-1.46, 2.89) 0.26 (-2.20, 2.73)
Full BA treatment 17.47 (9.18) 11.34 (9.02) 12.96 (10.87) 0.68 (-1.14, 2.50) 0.45 (-1.56, 2.47)
AAQ-II
Blended treatment 30.41 (7.15) 25.78 (7.09) 24.30 (8.37) -0.01 (-1.62, 1.60) -0.07 (-1.83, 1.68) 0.66 (-0.78, 2.10) 0.79 (-0.78, 2.37)
Full BA treatment 30.64 (7.68) 25.72 (8.82) 23.66 (9.06) 0.60 (-1.05, 2.26) 0.84 (0.84, 2.52)
QOLI
Blended treatment -0.68 (1.72) 0.81 (1.99) 0.82 (2.08) 0.01 (-0.36, 0.37) 0.03 (-0.35, 0.40) 0.80 (0.43, 1.18) 0.79 (0.41, 1.18)
Full BA treatment -0.44 (1.44) 0.79 (1.65) 0.78 (1.67) 0.80 (0.49, 1.11) 0.79 (0.48, 1.10)

Abbreviations: BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-II; PHQ-9: 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; AAQ-II: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; QOLI: Quality of Life Inventory.