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Table 4 Changes in confidence and help provided to others.

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

Outcome

MHFA group

Control group

P-value for group × time interaction

% Feeling confident in helping someone ("moderately", "quite a lot" or "extremely")

  

.001

   Pre-test

54.5%

49.7%

 

   Follow-up

74.5%

57.4%

 

   Change (95% CI)

20.0% (12.6 to 27.4)

7.7% (1.3 to 14.1)

 

% Had contact with anyone with mental health problem

  

.157

   Pre-test

71.5%

70.8%

 

   Follow-up

72.9%

65.6%

 

   Change (95% CI)

1.4% (-6.9 to 9.6)

-5.2% (-13.5 to 3.1)

 

% Provided help ("some" or "a lot")

  

.525

   Pre-test

37.0%

37.5%

 

   Follow-up

39.0%

36.2%

 

   Change (95% CI)

2.0% (-5.5 to 9.6)

-1.3% (-9.6 to 6.9)

 

% Advised professional help

  

.007

   Pre-test

28.1%

27.1%

 

   Follow-up

29.4%

16.8%

 

   Change (95% CI)

1.4% (-6.8 to 9.5)

-10.3% (-18.0 to -2.6)

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