Table 3.
Changes in beliefs about treatment and in social distance.
| Scale | MHFA group | Control group | P-value for group × time interaction |
| Beliefs about treatment for depression | .062 | ||
| Pre-test mean (SD) | 82.10 (17.27) | 83.00 (18.95) | |
| Follow-up mean (SD) | 86.29 (18.30) | 83.42 (18.48) | |
| Change (95% CI) | 4.19 (1.18 to 7.20) | 0.42 (-2.20 to 3.04) | |
| Beliefs about treatment for schizophrenia | .096 | ||
| Pre-test mean (SD) | 84.28 (19.33) | 88.21 (16.76) | |
| Follow-up mean (SD) | 87.41 (18.26) | 88.41 (16.11) | |
| Change (95% CI) | 3.13 (0.30 to 5.96) | 0.20 (-1.87 to 2.27) | |
| Beliefs about treatment for both disorders | .036 | ||
| Pre-test mean (SD) | 83.28 (16.65) | 85.51 (15.05) | |
| Follow-up mean (SD) | 86.98 (16.78) | 85.89 (14.42) | |
| Change (95% CI) | 3.70 (1.16 to 6.24) | 0.38 (-1.46 to 2.23) | |
| Social distance from person with depression | .005 | ||
| Pre-test mean (SD) | 8.74 (2.80) | 8.63 (2.63) | |
| Follow-up mean (SD) | 7.86 (2.50) | 8.46 (2.54) | |
| Change (95% CI) | -0.88 (-1.23 to -0.53) | -0.18 (-0.51 to 0.16) | |
| Social distance from person with schizophrenia | .211 | ||
| Pre-test mean (SD) | 12.12 (3.53) | 12.13 (3.50) | |
| Follow-up mean (SD) | 11.27 (3.50) | 11.62 (3.35) | |
| Change (95% CI) | -0.84 (-1.23 to -0.46) | -0.51 (-0.87 to -0.15) | |
| Social distance from both | .020 | ||
| Pre-test mean (SD) | 20.88 (5.79) | 20.79 (5.53) | |
| Follow-up mean (SD) | 19.14 (5.43) | 20.07 (5.30) | |
| Change (95% CI) | -1.73 (-2.37 to -1.10) | -0.72 (-1.29 to -0.14) |