Table 2.
Categories and cases of depression and anxiety among completers
| Categories | Baseline | Time point 2 | Time point 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Depression (PHQ-9) | ||||
| Categories | None/minimal Depression (0–4) | 428 (48.8) | 470 (53.5) | 440 (50.1) |
| Mild depression (5–9) | 267 (30.4) | 260 (29.6) | 270 (30.8) | |
| Moderate depression (10–14) | 119 (13.6) | 97 (11.1) | 98 (11.2) | |
| Moderately severe depression (15–19) | 43 (4.9) | 34 (3.9) | 47 (5.4) | |
| Severe depression (20–27) | 21 (2.4) | 17 (1.9) | 23 (2.6) | |
| Casesa | Non-cases (0–9) | 695 (79.2) | 730 (83.1) | 710 (80.9) |
| Cases (10–27) | 183 (20.8) | 148 (16.9) | 168 (19.1) | |
| Case incidence and improvementb | Incidence | Not applicable | 59 (6.7) | 48 (5.5) |
| Improvement | Not applicable | 94 (10.7) | 21 (2.4) | |
| Anxiety (GAD-7) | ||||
| Categories | None/minimal Anxiety (0–4) | 493 (56.2) | 552 (62.9) | 510 (58.1) |
| Mild anxiety (5–9) | 239 (27.2) | 216 (24.6) | 223 (25.4) | |
| Moderate anxiety (10–14) | 78 (8.9) | 68 (7.7) | 91 (10.4) | |
| Severe anxiety (15–21) | 68 (7.7) | 42 (4.8) | 54 (6.2) | |
| Casesa | Non-cases (0–7) | 671 (76.4) | 710 (80.9) | 688 (78.4) |
| Cases (8–21) | 207 (23.6) | 168 (19.1) | 190 (21.6) | |
| Case incidence and improvementb | Incidence | Not applicable | 53 (6.0) | 45 (5.1) |
| Improvement | Not applicable | 92 (10.5) | 24 (2.7) | |
PHQ-9, nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD-7, seven-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale.
a.
A case is defined as a PHQ-9 score ≥10 or GAD-7 score ≥8, at which level someone would qualify for high-intensity psychological support.
b.
An incidence is defined as becoming a case at time point 2 or 3, and improvement is defined as becoming a non-case at time point 2 or 3.