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Table 3 Changes in beliefs about treatment and in social distance.

From: Mental health first aid training in a workplace setting: A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN13249129]

Scale

MHFA group

Control group

P-value for group × time interaction

Beliefs about treatment for depression

  

.062

   Pre-test mean (SD)

82.10 (17.27)

83.00 (18.95)

 

   Follow-up mean (SD)

86.29 (18.30)

83.42 (18.48)

 

   Change (95% CI)

4.19 (1.18 to 7.20)

0.42 (-2.20 to 3.04)

 

Beliefs about treatment for schizophrenia

  

.096

   Pre-test mean (SD)

84.28 (19.33)

88.21 (16.76)

 

   Follow-up mean (SD)

87.41 (18.26)

88.41 (16.11)

 

   Change (95% CI)

3.13 (0.30 to 5.96)

0.20 (-1.87 to 2.27)

 

Beliefs about treatment for both disorders

  

.036

   Pre-test mean (SD)

83.28 (16.65)

85.51 (15.05)

 

   Follow-up mean (SD)

86.98 (16.78)

85.89 (14.42)

 

   Change (95% CI)

3.70 (1.16 to 6.24)

0.38 (-1.46 to 2.23)

 

Social distance from person with depression

  

.005

   Pre-test mean (SD)

8.74 (2.80)

8.63 (2.63)

 

   Follow-up mean (SD)

7.86 (2.50)

8.46 (2.54)

 

   Change (95% CI)

-0.88 (-1.23 to -0.53)

-0.18 (-0.51 to 0.16)

 

Social distance from person with schizophrenia

  

.211

   Pre-test mean (SD)

12.12 (3.53)

12.13 (3.50)

 

   Follow-up mean (SD)

11.27 (3.50)

11.62 (3.35)

 

   Change (95% CI)

-0.84 (-1.23 to -0.46)

-0.51 (-0.87 to -0.15)

 

Social distance from both

  

.020

   Pre-test mean (SD)

20.88 (5.79)

20.79 (5.53)

 

   Follow-up mean (SD)

19.14 (5.43)

20.07 (5.30)

 

   Change (95% CI)

-1.73 (-2.37 to -1.10)

-0.72 (-1.29 to -0.14)

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