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Table 3 Baseline and follow-up means, standard deviations, and effect sizes for PHQ-8 and suicide item (SI) by group

From: Treating suicidal ideation in the context of depression

Measure

N

Baseline

M (SD)

Follow-up

M (SD)

Paired differences

M (SD)

t-test

Cohenā€™s d

PHQ-8

ā€ƒSIā€‰>ā€‰0 at baseline

233

15.3 (4.1)

7.9 (5.1)

7.4 (5.5)

t(232)ā€‰=ā€‰20.7, pā€‰<ā€‰.001

1.59

ā€ƒSIā€‰=ā€‰0 at baseline

560

13.4 (3.1)

7.4 (4.0)

6.0 (4.4)

t(559)ā€‰=ā€‰31.3, pā€‰<ā€‰.001

1.69

Suicide item

ā€ƒSIā€‰>ā€‰0 at baseline

233

1.3 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.9 (0.7)

t(232)ā€‰=ā€‰21.3, pā€‰<ā€‰.001

1.54