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Table 2.

Effect of Telecounseling (vs. General Education) on the Psychological Parameters of the Participants (ITT Analysis)

	Within-Subject Diff. (Time-Effect): t (Mean Diff.) (95%CI)	P-Value	Between Subject Diff. (Group Effect): t (Mean Diff.) (95%CI)	P-value	Group*Time Interaction: t (Mean Diff.) (95%CI)	P-Value
Depression scores ² Fixed effect Baseline (ref.) EOS W2 W4 Random effect Intercept (variance [σ²]) (SE) Residual effect	– –2.53 (–7.3, –0.7) –1.95 (–8.2, 0.19) –5.33 (–10.8, –4.7)	0.019* 0.061 <0.001*	– –1.65 (–6.9, 0.8)	0.11	– –0.53 (–6.1, 3.6) –0.81 (–8.7, 3.8), 0.82 (–8.7, 3.8) σ² = 13.3 (5.7) σ² = 14.9 (2.8)	0.60 0.42 0.42 0.020 <0.001*
Anxiety score Fixed effect Baseline (ref.) EOS W2 W4 Random effect Intercept (variance [σ²]) (SE) Residual effect	– –2.711 (–6.4, –0.81) –2.167 (–6.7, –0.10) –4.077 (–8.5, –2.7)	0.001* 0.044* 0.014*	– 0.31 (–3.4, 4–6)	0.75	– –0.82 (–5.8, 2.5) –1.21 (–7.8, 2.1) –0.92 (–6.2, 2.4) σ² = 7.11(3.2) σ² = 9.77(1.8)	0.42 0.24 0.37 0.027* <0.001*
Stress score Fixed effect Baseline (ref.) EOS	– –3.05 (–8.4, –1.6)	0.007*			– –0.91 (–7.4, 2.9)	0.37
W2 W4 Random effect Intercept (variance [σ²]) (SE) Residual effect	–3.25 (–8.3, – 1.7) –4.85 (–10.3, –4.0)	0.006* <0.001*	–0.70	0.49	–1.30 (–7.9, 1.9) –1.03 (–7.0, 2.4) σ² = 17.34(6.63) σ² = 10.05(1.93)	0.21 0.31 0.009* <0.001*
IES-R score Fixed effect Baseline EOS W2 W4 Random effect Intercept (variance [σ²]) (SE) Residual effect	– –2.88 (–26.7, –9.8) –3.48 (–23.7, 1.5) –4.54 (–3.610^–4, 3.610⁺⁴)	0.14 0.06 0.67	–1.453	0.17	– 0.65 (–24.5, 30.3) 0.36 –17.2, 20.6) 0.88 (–5..510^–4, 5.510⁺⁴) σ² = 35.36 σ² = 34.93	0.60 0.76 0.61 0.017* <0.001*

Baseline scores, control arm, and baseline*control arm are the reference category; SE: standard error; EOS: at end of sessions, W2: at two weeks, W4: at four weeks