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Table 3 Reliable change and other classifications

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)

Reliable deterioration

No reliable change

Reliable improvement

Total

Reliable deterioration

No reliable change

Reliable improvement

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

Help-seeking intentions (GHSQ)

34

3.9

820

93.5

23

2.6

877

8

2.0

374

94.2

15

3.8

397

Mental health stigma (MHLS)

26

3.0

818

94.1

25

2.9

869

7

1.8

379

96.4

7

1.8

393

 

Did not seek help

  

Sought help

Total

Did not seek help

  

Sought help

Total

 

n

%

n

%

n

n

%

n

%

n

Inhibited help-seeking (AHSQ)

141

16.1

735

83.9

876

32

8.1

363

91.9

395

 

Impaired

  

Not impaired

Total

Impaired

  

Not Impaired

 

Total

n

%

n

%

N

n

%

n

%

n

Daily functioning

121

13.8

757

86.2

878

39

9.7

362

90.3

401

  1. Note: Totals vary due to missing data and loss to follow-up and comprise students with data available at both the baseline time point and the 12-week post-baseline time point
  2. GHSQ General Help-Seeking Questionnaire, MHLS Mental Health Literacy Scale, AHSQ Actual Help-Seeking Questionnaire