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. 2018 Aug 16;18:260. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1838-0

Table 3.

Pre-post estimates for symptoms of depression (PHQ) and anxiety (GAD)

Analysis Missing data techniquea N ES (PHQ) ES (GAD) N clinical case Recovery rate Reliable recovery rate
Primary analyses
 Attended at least two sessions MI 1295 1.09 (1.02,1.16) 1.03 (0.97,1.10) 994 65% (61%, 69%) 58% (54%, 61%)
 Attended at least two sessions - Latent MI 1295 1.20 (1.07, 1.32) 1.13 (1.02, 1.24)
Sensitivity analyses
 Intention to treat MI 1532 1.09 (1.03, 1.15) 1.04 (1.00, 1.10) 1172 64% (60%, 67%) 57% (53%, 60%)
 Intention to treat LOCF 1519 0.74 (0.69, 0.79) 0.71 (0.64, 0.76) 1172 46% (43%, 49%) 41% (38%, 44%)
 Attended at least two sessions LOCF 1294 0.88 (0.82, 0.94) 0.83 (0.78, 0.88) 994 57% (54%, 61%) 48% (45%, 51%)
 Completed pre- and post-treatment questionnaires LD 864 1.13 (1.05, 1.21) 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) 663 69% (66%, 72%) 62% (59%, 66%)
Subgroup analyses for those with ≥2 sessions
 Started treatment at caseness MI 994 1.53 (1.44, 1.63) 1.41 (1.32, 1.50) 994 65% (61%, 69%) 58% (54%, 61%)
 Started treatment at caseness - Latent MI 994 1.79 (1.59, 1.99) 1.62 (1.46, 1.77)
 Pre-treatment symptoms > 6 months MI 1059 1.08 (1.01, 1.15) 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) 820 64% (60%, 67%) 56% (52%, 60%)
 Pre-treatment symptoms > 6 months - Latent MI 1059 1.18 (1.04,1.32) 1.10 (0.98, 1.23)

aMI Multiple Imputation, LOCF Last Observation Carried Forward