Table 2.
Detailed Depression Stigma Scale scores pre- and postintervention.
Item | VRASa group (n=8) | Control group (n=8) | |||||
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Pre, mean (SD) | Post, mean (SD) | P valueb | Pre, mean (SD) | Post, mean (SD) | P valueb | |
1. Person could snap out of the problem | 4.00 (1.07) | 4.38 (1.06) | .08 | 4.00 (0.76) | 4.13 (0.83) | .69 | |
2. Problem is a sign of personal weakness | 4.38 (0.74) | 4.50 (0.76) | .60 | 4.00 (0.76) | 4.25 (0.89) | .56 | |
3. Problem is not a real medical illness | 4.25 (0.71) | 4.38 (0.74) | .35 | 4.25 (0.89) | 4.38 (0.92) | .60 | |
4. People with this problem are dangerous | 4.00 (0.76) | 4.38 (0.52) | .29 | 3.38 (0.52) | 4.00 (0.76) | .14 | |
5. Avoid people with this problem | 4.25 (0.71) | 4.25 (0.71) | 1.00 | 4.13 (0.99) | 4.38 (0.74) | .52 | |
6. People with this problem are unpredictable | 3.25 (0.46) | 4.13 (0.64) | .01 | 3.38 (0.52) | 3.50 (0.76) | .69 | |
7. If I had this problem, I would not tell anyone | 3.13 (0.99) | 2.88 (1.25) | .45 | 3.25 (0.89) | 3.63 (0.52) | .08 | |
8. I would not employ someone with this problem | 3.25 (1.04) | 3.25 (1.04) | >.99 | 3.63 (0.74) | 3.63 (0.74) | >.99 | |
9. I would not vote for a politician with this problem | 2.50 (1.20) | 3.00 (1.20) | .17 | 3.50 (1.07) | 3.50 (1.07) | >.99 | |
Total personal stigma | 33.00 (4.44) | 35.13 (5.30) | .12 | 33.50 (3.46) | 35.38 (4.50) | .15 |
aVRAS: Virtual Reality Antistigma app.
bTwo-tailed paired t test.