Table 4.
Estimated means and between-arm differences and respective 95% CI on the general help seeking questionnaire at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months (N=413; estimated using linear mixed-effects regression adjusted for gender, K10, and whether participants had searched for Web-based mental health services in the last 2 weeks).
| Help-seeking behavior | Link, (n=205) | Control, (n=208) | Difference | 95% CI | P value | |||
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |||||
| Total score | ||||||||
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Baselinea | 3.7 | 3.4 to 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 to 3.9 | —b | — | — |
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1 month | 3.4 | 3.1 to 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 to 3.7 | 0.046 | −0.17 to 0.26 | .67 |
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3 months | 3.6 | 3.4 to 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 to 3.7 | −0.22 | −0.44 to −0.009 | .04 |
| Informal | ||||||||
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Baselineaa | 4.1 | 3.8 to 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 to 4.4 | — | — | — |
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1 month | 4 | 3.6 to 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 to 4.5 | 0.12 | −0.19 to 0.44 | .44 |
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3 months | 4.3 | 4.0 to 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 to 4.4 | −0.27 | −0.60 to 0.052 | .1 |
| Formal | ||||||||
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Baselinea | 3.3 | 3.0 to 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 to 3.7 | — | — | — |
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1 month | 2.8 | 2.4 to 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 to 3.1 | 0.0042 | −0.25 to 0.26 | .97 |
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3 months | 3 | 2.6 to 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 to 3.2 | −0.20 | −0.45 to 0.054 | .12 |
| Web-based/phone | ||||||||
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Baselinea | 3.7 | 3.4 to 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 to 4.0 | — | — | — |
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1 month | 3.7 | 3.3 to 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 to 4.1 | 0.031 | −0.29 to 0.35 | .85 |
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3 months | 3.9 | 3.5 to 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 to 4.1 | −0.21 | −0.54 to 0.13 | .23 |
| None (do not seek help from anyone) | ||||||||
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Baselinea | 3.3 | 2.9 to 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 to 3.8 | — | — | — |
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1 month | 2.2 | 1.7 to 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 to 2.9 | 0.17 | -0.26 to 0.60 | .45 |
| 3 months | 2.2 | 1.8 to 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 to 2.7 | -0.047 | -0.45 to 0.36 | .82 | |
aEstimated mean (95% CI) of baseline outcome for the two study arms are the same because they were constrained to be equal in the mixed-effects model.
bNot applicable.