Table 3. Prevalence of mental health problems on day 1 and day 7 (N = 186).
| Mental health problems | Day 1 | Day 7 | P-value a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Depression assessed by DASS-21 | |||||
| Normal | 136 | (73.1) | 152 | (81.7) | 0.014 * |
| Mild to severe | 50 | (26.9) | 34 | (18.3) | |
| Anxiety | |||||
| Normal | 126 | (67.7) | 154 | (82.8) | <0.001 ** |
| Mild to severe | 60 | (32.3) | 32 | (17.2) | |
| Stress | |||||
| Normal | 138 | (74.2) | 162 | (87.1) | <0.001 ** |
| Mild to severe | 48 | (25.8) | 24 | (12.9) | |
| Depression assessed by PHQ-9, (n = 31) | |||||
| Normal | 15 | (48.4) | - | - | |
| Mild | 12 | (38.7) | - | - | |
| Moderate | 3 | (9.7) | - | - | |
| Severe | 1 | (3.2) | - | - | |
a
McNemar's test.
*
P<0.05.
**
P<0.01.