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. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):e26158. doi: 10.2196/26158

Table 5.

Changes in the use of help-seeking skills among study participants (N=833) at different timepoints.

Questions and responsesa Participants, n (%) Trend P value

3 months (n=647) 5 months (n=561) 8 months (n=514)

How many of the study’s SMS text messages did you read? Decreasing .01 b

Don’t want to answer 1 (0.1) 2 (0.3) 4 (0.8)


None 2 (0.3) 1 (0.2) 3 (0.6)


Some 35 (5.6) 43 (7.9) 33 (6.6)


Don’t know or not sure 6 (1) 4 (0.7) 4 (0.8)


Most 148 (24) 133 (24.5) 106 (21.1)


All 426 (68.9) 360 (66.3) 352 (70.1)

How many of the study’s videos did you watch? Decreasing .60

Don’t want to answer 3 (0.5) 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4)


None 57 (9.2) 38 (7) 30 (5.9)


Some 139 (22.5) 110 (20.2) 94 (18.7)


Don’t know or not sure 21 (3.4) 19 (3.5) 10 (1.9)


Most 143 (23.2) 163 (30) 224 (44.6)


All 254 (41.2) 211 (38.9) 142 (28.3)

How many of the messages did you share with your friends or family? Increasing <.001

Don’t want to answer 4 (0.7) 5 (0.9) 4 (0.8)


None 122 (19.8) 74 (13.6) 59 (12)


Some 254 (41.2) 204 (37.6) 144 (28.7)


Don’t know or not sure 30 (4.9) 18 (3.3) 18 (3.6)


Most 137 (22.2) 168 (31) 210 (41.8)


All 69 (1.2) 74 (13.6) 67 (13.4)

aResults of the linear mixed-effect model with a random effort to subject (one for each question) based on 3-, 5-, and 8-month timepoints.

bItalicized values indicate statistical significance (P<.05).