Table 3.
The rates of different degrees of anxiety and depression symptoms among different time points (n=963)
| T1 % (n) |
T2 % (n) |
χ2 | P value | |
| GAD-7 | ||||
| No anxiety | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Mild anxiety | 21.7 (209) | 19.5 (188) | 1.399 | 0.260 |
| Moderate anxiety | 43.8 (422) | 46.6 (449) | 1.528 | 0.234 |
| Severe anxiety | 34.5 (332) | 33.9 (326) | 0.083 | 0.810 |
| PHQ-9 | ||||
| No depression | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Mild depression | 12.5 (120) | 8.8 (85) | 6.687 | 0.012 |
| Moderate depression | 50.1 (482) | 49.5 (477) | 0.052 | 0.855 |
| Moderately severe depression | 24.8 (239) | 28.9 (277) | 3.823 | 0.057 |
| Severe depression | 12.7 (122) | 12.9 (124) | 0.019 | 0.946 |
GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Scale; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.