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Table 2 Change in baseline to endpoint in psychological distress (n = 27)

From: Randomised controlled trial of school-based humanistic counselling for emotional distress in young people: Feasibility study and preliminary indications of efficacy

 

Counselling

Waiting list

    

Measure

Baseline

Endpoint

Baseline

Endpoint

F

p*

Effect size ( g )

ES confidence interval (95%)

SDQ-ES

5.31 (1.55)

4.08 (1.98)

5.43 (1.56)

4.14 (2.21)

0.00

.99

0.03

-0.72 - 0.78

SDQ-TD

16.08 (6.45)

12.46 (5.53)

16.07 (6.44)

13.86 (5.41)

0.84

.37

0.25

-0.51 - 1.01

SDQ-PS

8.00 (1.73)

9.15 (0.69)

8.21 (1.42)

7.86 (1.83)

12.77

.002

0.89

0.10 - 1.68

SDQ-IMPa

2.00 (1.94)

1.89 (2.93)

1.36 (1.29)

1.36 (1.50)

0.17

.87

-0.23

-1.11 - 0.65

YP-CORE

17.31 (6.14)

10.46 (7.45)

16.63 (8.20)

12.29 (6.17)

1.1

.30

0.26

-0.50 - 1.02

MFQ

24.67 (12.62)

15.85 (9.34)

22.54 (12.06)

16.06 (10.54)

0.01

.94

0.02

-0.73 - 0.77

SIQ-ABS

1.54 (2.18)

1.54 (1.51)

1.43 (1.57)

2.14 (3.72)

 

.79

0.19

-0.57 - 0.95

SIQ-SWB

7.85 (2.70)

8.54 (2.67)

8.50 (2.44)

8.64 (2.31)

0.19

.67

-0.04

-0.79 - 0.72

SDQ-SRb

 

3.18 (0.75)

 

2.45 (1.04)

3.56

.074

0.78

-0.13 - 1.69

  1. Values represent mean (SD). SDQ-ES = SDQ Emotional symptoms scale; SDQ-TD = SDQ Total Difficulties score; SDQ-PS = SDQ Prosocial score; SDQ-IMP = SDQ Impact score; YP-CORE = Young person's CORE; MFQ = Moods and Feelings Questionnaire; SIQ-ABS = school absences; SIQ-SWB = "School wellbeing"; SDQ-SR = SDQ self-rating of improvement (endpoint only)
  2. *ANCOVA was used for all measures in which baseline and endpoint data are available and normally distributed; ANOVA for SDQ-SR; Mann-Whitney Test on endpoint data for SIQ-ABS due to non-normal distribution
  3. aSDQ-IMP data were not completed by four participants in the counselling condition and three participants in the waiting list condition
  4. bSDQ-SR data were not completed by two participants in the counselling condition and three participants in the waiting list condition