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. 2020 Mar 26;22(3):e15312. doi: 10.2196/15312

Table 4.

Outcome analyses, including the effect sizes for and between-group differences in the outcome measures between the baseline (t0) and 4-week follow-up (t2) assessments in the complete-cases group.


Effect size (d) Between-group differencesa


iBAb iMBIc CAUd Statistic Effect size (ηp2) 90% CI P value
PHQ-9e –0.53 –0.24 –0.53 F(2,75)=0.31 .008 0.000-0.048 .74 (.99f)
BADSg 0.98 0.44 0.64 F(2,75)=0.27 .007 0.000-0.044 .76 (.52f)
KIMSh 0.24 0.25 –0.18 F(2,75)=1.08 .028 0.000-0.096 .34 (.11f)
DAS-18Bi −0.87 –0.41 –0.12 F(2,75)=3.62 .088 0.004-0.186 .03j (.008f)
WHOQOLk 0.05 0.18 0 F(2,75)=1.07 .028 0.000-0.095 .35 (.59f)

aAssessed using analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) with baseline scores as covariates and uncorrected t tests for post-hoc tests.

biBA: internet-based behavioral activation.

ciMBI: internet-based mindfulness intervention.

dCAU: care as usual.

ePHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

fIntention-to-treat analyses based on multiple imputation.

gBADS: Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale.

hKIMS: Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills.

iDAS-18B: German 18-item version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale form B.

jiBA>CAU.

kWHOQOL: World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (global item).