Table 2.
Means (SDs) of outcome variables at baseline, 3- and 7-month follow-up in the intervention and control groups.
| DASS subscales | Program A (free-choice) | Program B (fixed-sequence) | Control | Effect size (program A vs control) | Effect size (Program B vs control) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Cohen’s d (95% CI) | Cohen’s d (95% CI) | |
| Depression | ||||||||
| Baseline | 317 | 5.8 (5.8) | 316 | 6.1 (5.6) | 316 | 6.3 (6.2) | – | − |
| 3 M follow-up | 291 | 3.5 (5.0) | 293 | 3.4 (4.3) | 296 | 4.5 (5.4) | − 0.08 (− 0.24 to 0.08) | − 0.18 (− 0.34 to − 0.02) |
| 7 M follow-up | 288 | 4.5 (5.2) | 294 | 4.6 (5.5) | 288 | 4.7 (6.3) | 0.07 (− 0.10 to 0.23) | 0.01 (− 0.15 to 0.17) |
| Anxiety | ||||||||
| Baseline | 317 | 7.2 (5.8) | 316 | 8.0 (6.4) | 316 | 8.1 (6.5) | − | − |
| 3 M follow-up | 291 | 4.9 (5.3) | 293 | 5.0 (5.2) | 296 | 5.7 (5.9) | 0.00002 (− 0.16 to 0.16) | − 0.14 (− 0.30 to 0.02) |
| 7 M follow-up | 288 | 5.3 (5.0) | 294 | 5.9 (6.0) | 288 | 6.0 (6.3) | 0.03 (− 0.13 to 0.20) | − 0.01 (− 0.17 to 0.15) |