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. 2022 Nov 21;24(11):e40719. doi: 10.2196/40719

Table 2.

Primary outcome measures and between-group differences in the full analysis set and per-protocol set.

Analysis and timepoint XiaoE e-book Xiaoai F (df) P value η2 Cohen’s d

Adjusteda PHQ-9b, mean (SE) n Adjusteda PHQ-9b, mean (SE) n Adjusteda PHQ-9b, mean (SE) n



ITTc analysis










Postintervention 7.58 (0.30) 45 8.62 (0.30) 39 10.10 (0.30) 41 17.011 (2,136) <.001 0.060 0.51


Change from baseline −2.44 (0.30)
−1.40 (0.30)
0.08 (0.30)





Follow-up 7.82 (0.34) 44 9.01 (0.35) 32 9.39 (0.35) 30 5.477 (2,136) .005 0.024 0.31


Change from baseline −2.20 (0.34)
−1.01 (0.35)
−0.63 (0.35)




PPd analysis










Postintervention 7.51 (0.28) 45 9.29 (0.30) 39 10.51 (0.30) 41 26.168 (2,113) <.001 0.088 0.62


Change from baseline −2.84 (0.28)
−1.06 (0.30)
0.16 (0.30)





Follow-up 7.92 (0.37) 44 9.23 (0.43) 32 10.04 (0.46) 30 6.408 (2,94) .002 0.044 0.43


Change from baseline −2.41 (0.37)
−1.10 (0.43)
−0.29 (0.46)




aAdjusted for baseline PHQ-9 score, age, gender, ethnicity, only child, single parent, religion, home location, and parental marriage.

bPHQ-9: 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.

cITT: intention-to-treat.

dPP: per-protocol.