Table 3.

Admission and discharge scores on Remission from Depression Questionnaire Modified (RDQ-M) subscales for patients with major depressive disorder treated in the partial hospital in-person or via telehealth.

RDQ-M subscale	Admission M (SD)	Discharge M (SD)	Paired t-test	Effect size (Cohen's d)
In-person group (n = 338)
Total symptoms subscale	31.7 (8.1)	17.6 (10.5)	t = 24.8, p < .01	1.35
Depression	18.2 (4.5)	10.0 (6.0)	t = 24.9, p < .01	1.35
Anxiety	7.4 (2.5)	4.2 (2.8)	t = 19.7, p < .01	1.07
Anger	3.0 (2.0)	1.3 (1.6)	t = 16.2, p < .01	0.88
Physical pain	3.2 (2.0)	2.1 (2.0)	t = 9.6, p < .01	0.52
Positive mental health	5.9 (5.0)	13.2 (6.2)	t = −20.4, p < .01	1.11
Functioning	7.6 (4.1)	12.5 (4.8)	t = −17.1, p < .01	0.93
Coping skills	2.8 (2.1)	5.6 (2.5)	t = −18.2, p < .01	1.00
Well-being	3.3 (3.3)	8.5 (4.5)	t = −20.0, p < .01	1.08
Telehealth group (n = 127)
Symptoms	33.0 (7.7)	16.0 (10.6)	t = 16.0, p < .01	1.41
Depression	18.9 (4.1)	8.8 (5.9)	t = 16.7, p < .01	1.48
Anxiety	7.6 (2.4)	3.7 (2.8)	t = 13.3, p < .01	1.18
Anger	3.3 (1.9)	1.4 (1.8)	t = 10.0, p < .01	0.88
Physical pain	3.2 (1.9)	2.1 (1.8)	t = 6.5, p < .01	0.58
Positive mental health	5.1 (3.7)	13.3 (6.2)	t = −13.1, p < .01	1.17
Functioning	7.8 (4.0)	12.6 (4.7)	t = −10.3, p < .01	0.91
Coping skills	2.8 (2.0)	6.2 (2.5)	t = −11.6, p < .01	1.06
Well-being	3.1 (2.9)	8.7 (4.5)	t = −13.5, p < .01	1.19

There were no significant differences between groups for scores on the RDQ-M subscales at admission.

Change scores from admission to discharge were significantly greater in the telehealth group for depression (10.0 ± 6.8 vs. 8.3 ± 6.1, t = 2.74, p = 0. < 01) and anxiety (3.8 ± 3.2 vs. 3.2 ± 3.0, t = 2.0, p = 0. < 05) subscales.