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Table 4 Changes in beliefs about treatment and in social distance. Mean scores (and SDs) on scales measuring (a) beliefs about treatment that are concordant with health professionals, and (b) social distance from person in vignette

From: Mental health first aid training for the public: evaluation of effects on knowledge, attitudes and helping behavior

Scale

Pre-course

Post-course

6 Month Follow-up

P-value1

Beliefs About Treatment

    

   Depression

79.65 (25.01)

89.90 (17.90)

87.98 (21.22)

 

   Schizophrenia

74.34 (25.56)

88.49 (17.88)

85.47 (22.17)

 

   Both

76.97 (25.37)

89.19 (17.86)

86.71 (21.69)

.000

Social Distance

    

   Depression

8.05 (2.47)

7.48 (2.36)

7.54 (2.28)

 

   Schizophrenia

10.47 (2.83)

9.86 (2.81)

10.02 (3.12)

 

   Both

9.27 (2.92)

8.69 (2.85)

8.79 (3.00)

.000

  1. 1 Repeated measures analysis of variance. There were no significant interactions with type of vignette.