Table 3 Range of symptoms severity on Patients Health Questionnaire (PHQ) between experimental and waitlist control groups at pre-and post-assessment scores
Groups | Severity level | PHQ | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-Scores | Post-Scores | ||
Experimental Group (EXP = 27) | n(%) | n(%) | |
|  | Minimal depressive symptoms | – | 1(3.7%) |
Mild depressive symptoms | 2(7.40%) | 10(37.1%) | |
Moderate depressive symptoms | 11(40.8%) | 16(59.3%) | |
Moderate to severe depressive symptoms | 9(33.4%) | – | |
Severe depressive symptoms | 5(18.5%) | – | |
Waitlist Control Group (WLC = 35) | |||
|  | Minimal depressive symptoms | – | – |
Mild depressive symptoms | 2(5.7%) | 1(2.9%) | |
Moderate depressive symptoms | 9(25.7%) | 9(25.7%) | |
Moderate to severe depressive symptoms | 18(51.4%) | 17(48.8%) | |
Severe depressive symptoms | 6(17.2%) | 8(22.8%) | |