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. 2020 Jan 7;22(1):e13346. doi: 10.2196/13346

Table 2.

Effects of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia group compared with the control group on primary and secondary outcomes.

Outcome Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia group, mean (SE) Control group, mean (SE) Mean difference between groups (95% CI) P value Cohen d (95% CI) Group × time, P value
Primary outcome

Insomnia Severity Index <.001


T1a 16.35 (0.46) 16.32 (0.46) N/Ab N/A N/A


T2c 10.03 (0.48) 14.40 (0.48) −4.36 (−5.69 to −3.03) <.001 0.97 (0.66 to 1.28)


T3d 10.30 (0.45) 13.93 (0.45) −3.64 (−4.89 to −2.39) <.001 0.86 (0.55 to 1.17)
Mental health

Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale <.001


T1 22.08 (0.89) 20.78 (0.88) N/A N/A N/A


T2 15.40 (0.88) 17.91 (0.88) −2.52 (−4.97 to −0.06) .044 0.30 (0.01 to 0.60)


T3 16.75 (0.83) 20.30 (0.82) −3.55 (−5.86 to −1.24) .003 0.46 (0.16 to 0.76)

Recuperation in Sleep subscalee <.001


T1 2.35 (0.06) 2.43 (0.06) N/A N/A N/A


T2 3.01 (0.07) 2.50 (0.07) 0.51 (0.31 to 0.70) <.001 0.78 (0.47 to 1.08)


T3 3.11 (0.06) 2.58 (0.06) 0.53 (0.35 to 0.71) <.001 0.94 (0.63 to 1.25)
Work-related health

Recreation Experience and Activity Questionnairee .121


T1 47.07 (1.02) 45.11 (1.01) N/A N/A N/A


T2 51.4 (1.05) 46.65 (1.04) 4.75 (1.83 to 7.68) .002 0.48 (0.18 to 078)


T3 51.10 (1.00) 47.12 (0.99) 3.98 (1.21 to 6.75) .005 0.43 (0.13 to 0.72)

Work Ability Indexe .006


T1 6.88 (0.18) 6.94 (0.17) N/A N/A N/A


T3 7.14 (0.20) 6.46 (0.20) 0.68 (0.12 to 1.22) .017 0.51 (0.21 to 0.81)

Absenteeismf .869


T1 4.62 (0.95) 2.69 (0.94) N/A N/A N/A


T3 4.71 (1.14) 3.14 (1.14) 1.57 (−1.61 to 4.75) .333 0.21 (−0.09 to 0.50)

Presenteeismf .103


T1 10.69 (1.43) 13.17 (1.42) N/A N/A N/A


T3 5.94 (1.18) 12.39 (1.17) −6.455 (−9.73 to 3.18) <.001 0.83 (0.52 to 1.13)
Cognitive activity

Cognitive irritation subscale <.001


T1 15.52 (0.37) 15.79 (0.36) N/A N/A N/A


T2 11.18 (0.40) 14.43 (0.39) −3.25 (−4.35 to −2.15) <.001 0.87 (0.57 to 1.18)


T3 12.20 (0.39) 15.19 (0.39) −2.99 (−4.08 to −1.90) <.001 0.81 (0.51 to 1.12)

Penn State Worry Questionnaire Past Week <.001


T1 9.21 (0.41) 8.23 (0.41) N/A N/A N/A


T2 5.77 (0.40) 6.85 (0.39) −1.08 (−2.18 to 0.02) .05 0.29 (−0.01 to 0.59)


T3 6.9 (0.39) 8.35 (0.39) −1.46 (−2.55 to −0.36) .009 0.39 (0.10 to 0.69)

aAt baseline.

bNot applicable.

cPostintervention (8 weeks postrandomization).

dAt 6-month follow-up (4 months postintervention).

eHigher scores indicate better outcome.

fIn relation to the previous 3 months.