Table 4.
Effect of mobile app-based community on weekly steps and mental distress after PSM.
Panel A: Weekly total steps | ||||
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Mixed effects model | Two-way fixed effects model | |||
B (SE) | P value | B (SE) | P value | |
Time 1 (vs. time 0)† | 2128.47 (2053.72) | 0.3 | NA | NA |
Community-later group change in steps between times 0 and 1 (vs. control group change)§ | 8683.40 (1992.87) | 0.00001 | 8723.35 (1977.94) | 0.00001 |
Number of patients | 63 | 63 | ||
Observation (number of weeks * number of patients) | 772 | 772 | ||
R-squared | 0.5957 | 0.6065 | ||
Panel B: Weekly average DT | ||||
Mixed effect model | Two-way Fixed effect model | |||
B (SE) | P value | B (SE) | P value | |
Time 1 (vs. time 0)† | 0.4537 (0.3384) | 0.1812 | NA | NA |
Community-later group change in DT score between times 0 and 1 (vs. control group change)§ | −0.7724 (0.2933) | 0.009 | −0.7328 (0.2916) | 0.0126 |
Number of patients | 46 | 46 | ||
Observation (number of weeks * number of patients) | 308 | 308 | ||
R-squared | 0.7606 | 0.7729 |
PSM, propensity score matching; SE, standard error; DT, Distress Thermometer; NA, not available.
Time variable,
Difference-in-difference term, examining difference in steps over time between community-later and control groups.