Table 3.
Frequency and course of mood symptoms
| In the last 2 weeks | Papillagou group (n = 317) | Control group (n = 96) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency at the first assessment ± 95% CI | Percentage of children who reported feeling better at the second assessment | Frequency at the first assessment ± 95% CI | Percentage of children who reported feeling better at the second assessment | Statistical value | p-value | Effect size Cramér’s V | |
| Having trouble falling asleep at night | 24.61% ± 4.74 (n = 78) | 51.28% | 27.08% ± 8.89 (n = 26) | 42.31% | X2 (1) = .628 | .428 | .078 |
| Waking up at night | 21.14% ± 4.49 (n = 67) | 59.70% | 25% ± 8.66 (n = 24) | 20.83% | X2 (1) = 10.679 | .001*** | .343 |
| Reproaching themselves about something | 14.20% ± 3.84 (n = 45) | 68.89% | 16.67% ± 7.46 (n = 16) | 43.75% | X2 (1) = 3.176 | .075 | .228 |
| Feeling lethargic | 14.20% ± 3.84 (n = 45) | 53.33% | 8.33% ± 5.53 (n = 8) | 75.00% | Fisher exact | .441 | .157 |
| Being generally worried | 10.09% ± 3.32 (n = 32) | 53.13% | 10.42% ± 6.11 (n = 10) | 60.00% | Fisher exact | 1.000 | .059 |
| Feeling depressed | 7.26% ± 2.86 (n = 23) | 69.57% | 4.17% ± 3.98 (n = 4) | 0.00% | Fisher exact | .019* | .503 |
| Feeling hopelessness about the future | 10.73% ± 3.41 (n = 34) | 73.53% | 7.29% ± 5.20 (n = 7) | 28.57% | Fisher exact | .035* | .357 |
| Feeling sad | 7.57% ± 2.91 (n = 24) | 66.67% | 3.13% ± 3.48 (n = 3) | 0.00% | Fisher exact | .056 | .426 |
Legends. CI Confidence Interval. Bolded values indicate p < .05
* p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01; *** p ≤ .001