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Table 4 Change in scale scores comparing CETA intervention to control participants (N = 149)

From: Community-based mental health treatments for survivors of torture and militant attacks in Southern Iraq: a randomized control trial

 

CETA Intervention (N = 99)

CETA Controls (N = 50)

Net Effecta

Effect Size

 

Score

95 % CI

Score

95 % CI

Score

95 % CI

 

Harvard Trauma Scale (ICC = 0.12)

       

Baseline

1.29

1.24 to 1.35

1.28

1.19 to 1.36

   

Follow Up

0.39

0.27 to 0.50

0.96

0.70 to 1.21

   

Pre-post change

−0.91

−1.06 to −0.76

−0.32

−0.57 to −0.06

−0.59

−0.76 to −0.42

2.40

HSCL Anxiety Scale (ICC = 0.06)

       

Baseline

1.40

1.25 to 1.55

1.33

1.18 to 1.48

   

Follow Up

0.41

0.33 to 0.49

1.02

0.78 to 1.27

   

Pre-post change

−0.99

−1.20 to −0.78

−0.31

−0.53 to −0.08

−0.68

−0.85 to −0.52

1.60

HSCL Depression Scale (ICC = 0.05)

      

Baseline

1.32

1.21 to 1.43

1.24

1.13 to 1.35

   

Follow Up

0.42

0.31 to 0.53

1.01

0.75 to 1.26

   

Pre-post change

−0.90

−1.11 to −0.70

−0.23

−0.46 to −0.01

−0.67

−0.80 to −0.53

1.82

Function Scale (ICC = 0.20)

       

Baseline

1.55

1.36 to 1.73

1.62

1.42 to 1.83

   

Follow Up

0.80

0.59 to 1.00

1.38

1.13 to 1.63

   

Pre-post change

−0.75

−0.95 to −0.55

−0.25

−0.50 to 0.01

−0.50

−0.73 to −0.27

0.88

  1. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, HSCL Hopkins Symptom Checklist
  2. a Model-estimated difference at post-test with CMHW as a random intercept