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. 2020 Jan 29;77(6):1–11. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4693

Table 2. Mean Group Differences and Effect Sizes for Primary and Secondary Outcomes.

Measure Within-Group Difference, Mean (SE) Between-Group Effect Size, Cohen d (95% CI)
MMB Plus UDC Group UDC Group Difference
PHQ-9 score
Total −2.65 (0.29)a −1.70 (0.27)a 0.95 (0.39)b 0.23 (0.04 to 0.41)
Intervention phase −2.83 (0.24)a −0.94 (0.22)a 1.89 (0.32)a 0.55 (0.36 to 0.73)
Follow-up phase 0.19 (0.26) −0.76 (0.24)c −0.95 (0.35)c −0.25 (−0.44 to –0.07)
PHQ-9 remission (PHQ-9, ≤5)
Total 1.23 (0.11)a 0.86 (0.10)a −0.37 (0.12)c −0.28 (−0.46 to –0.09)
Intervention phase 1.16 (0.12)a 0.37 (0.12)c −0.79 (0.14)a −0.55 (−0.73 to –0.36)
Follow-up phase 0.07 (0.10) 0.49 (0.10)a 0.42 (0.14)c 0.28 (0.10 to 0.47)
GAD-7 score
Total −2.48 (0.31)a −1.27 (0.29)a 1.21 (0.42)c 0.27 (0.09 to 0.45)
Intervention phase −2.34 (0.28)a −0.75 (0.26)c 1.60 (0.37)a 0.40 (0.22 to 0.59)
Follow-up phase −0.14 (0.30) −0.53 (0.27) −0.39 (0.40) −0.09 (−0.27 to 0.09)
SF-12 score (PCS)
Total −1.86 (0.68)c −2.39 (0.63)c −0.53 (0.93) −0.12 (−0.30 to 0.06)
Intervention phase −1.64 (0.57)c −2.38 (0.53)a −0.74 (0.78) −0.06 (−0.24 to 0.12)
Follow-up phase −0.22 (0.69) −0.003 (0.64) 0.22 (0.94) −0.05 (−0.23 to 0.13)
SF-12 score (MCS)
Total 10.27 (1.01)a 5.17 (0.93)a −5.10 (1.37)c 0.45 (0.26 to 0.63)
Intervention phase 9.78 (0.81)a 4.11 (0.76)a −5.67 (1.11)a 0.54 (0.35 to 0.73)
Follow-up phase 0.49 (0.98) 1.06 (0.90) 0.57 (1.33) 0.05 (−0.13 to 0.23)
Total depression-free daysd 281.43 (164.99) 247.46 (158.32) −33.97 (149.66)c 0.22 (0.04 to 0.40)

Abbreviations: GADS-7 indicates Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7; MCS, mental component summary; MMB, Mindful Mood Balance; PCS, physical component summary; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire–9; SF-12, 12-Item Short Form Survey; UDC, usual depression care.

a

P < .001.

b

P < .05.

c

P < .01.

d

Data are mean (SD) days.