Skip to main content

Table 2 Case Classifications at baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline, and 12 weeks post-baseline

From: Potential mental health-related harms associated with the universal screening of anxiety and depressive symptoms in Australian secondary schools

 

Light touch screening procedure (control)

Intensive screening procedure (intervention)

Baseline

6 weeks

12 weeks

Baseline

6 weeks

12 weeks

Non-case

Case

Total

Non-case

Case

Total

Non-case

Case

Total

Non-case

Case

Total

Non-case

Case

Total

Non-case

Case

Total

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

Depression (CES-DC)

601

54.7

497

45.3

1098

543

58.1

391

41.9

934

515

58.7

362

41.3

877

444

63.2

258

36.8

702

291

65.7

152

34.3

443

267

67.1

131

32.9

398

New casea

34

4.3

793

13

4.1

316

Anxiety (GAD-7)

803

73.1

295

26.9

1098

739

79.0

197

21.0

936

679

77.3

199

22.7

878

576

81.8

128

18.2

704

387

86.2

62

13.8

449

347

86.8

53

13.3

400

New casea

37

4.6

796

13

4.1

320

Psychological distress (DQ-5)

744

67.8

354

32.2

1098

671

71.8

264

28.2

935

622

70.8

256

29.2

878

526

74.9

176

25.1

702

353

79.5

91

20.5

444

319

80.2

79

19.8

398

New casea

40

5.0

795

–-

10

3.2

317

  1. Note: Totals vary due to missing data and loss to follow-up
  2. CES-DC Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, GAD-7 Generalised Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7, DQ-5 Distress Questionnaire-5
  3. a New case refers to students who were not classified as a case at either of the previous time points (i.e., baseline or 6 weeks post-baseline)