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Table 3 Unadjusted mean R-SMS-DS text scores by trial arm

From: Feasibility, acceptability and validity of SMS text messaging for measuring change in depression during a randomised controlled trial

Week

Acupuncture

Counselling

Usual care

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

2

180

5.4

(1.57)

163

5.9

(1.87)

87

5.8

(1.70)

3

182

5.6

(1.83)

159

5.7

(2.01)

90

5.7

(1.88)

4

183

5.4

(1.82)

157

5.6

(2.09)

89

5.5

(2.08)

5

187

5.2

(1.89)

156

5.4

(2.05)

94

5.7

(1.99)

6

177

4.9

(1.92)

152

5.2

(2.09)

87

5.3

(2.01)

7

176

4.8

(1.96)

151

5.1

(2.13)

90

5.4

(2.08)

8

169

4.7

(1.98)

155

5.0

(2.22)

87

5.4

(2.15)

9

169

4.5

(2.14)

149

4.7

(2.29)

92

5.2

(2.22)

10

169

4.4

(2.27)

154

4.5

(2.24)

87

5.4

(2.20)

11

163

4.5

(2.35)

146

4.7

(2.29)

87

5.8

(2.01)

12

166

4.4

(2.19)

150

4.4

(2.28)

87

5.7

(1.94)

13

167

4.1

(2.20)

144

4.5

(2.40)

89

5.2

(2.09)

14

161

4.0

(2.09)

151

4.6

(2.37)

82

5.3

(2.10)

15

152

3.9

(2.11)

142

4.5

(2.46)

86

5.2

(2.31)

16

151

3.9

(2.31)

137

4.3

(2.35)

85

5.3

(2.28)