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Table 6 Standardised mean scores (Score/Standard deviation) by outcome measure and treatment arm at 3 months

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

Outcome measure

Acupuncture

Counselling

Usual care

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

PHQ-9 Q1

1.18

1.007

1.28

.986

1.59

.989

PHQ-9 Q2

1.10

.915

1.46

1.035

1.70

.962

PHQ-9 Q3

1.50

1.022

1.61

.990

1.75

.984

PHQ-9 Q4

1.62

1.007

1.84

.969

2.05

.995

PHQ-9 Q5

1.27

1.019

1.39

.981

1.38

.990

PHQ-9 Q6

1.12

.924

1.37

1.058

1.56

.968

PHQ-9 Q7

0.95

.937

1.15

.966

1.52

1.076

PHQ-9 Q8

0.60

.946

0.64

.926

0.99

1.146

PHQ-9 Q9

0.46

.889

0.62

1.025

0.81

1.127

PHQ-9 Total

1.47

.977

1.70

.975

2.00

1.007

R-SMS-DS Week 16

1.66

.973

1.80

.992

2.26

.960