Table 3 Descriptive statistics of anxiety and depression at three assessments by treatment group
| Â | Â | Control | Intervention | t | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |||
Anxiety | ||||||
|  | Assessment 1 | 306 | 5.39 (3.78) | 210 | 5.5 (4.46) | − 0.34 |
|  | Assessment 2 | 309 | 5.64 (4.52) | 209 | 6.0 (4.88) | − 0.84 |
|  | Assessment 3 | 309 | 5.92 (4.87) | 210 | 6.22 (4.66) | − 0.71 |
Depression | ||||||
|  | Assessment 1 | 303 | 5.95 (4.48) | 209 | 7.04 (5.67) | − 2.33* |
|  | Assessment 2 | 309 | 6.05 (4.95) | 209 | 7.16 (5.75) | − 2.29* |
|  | Assessment 3 | 309 | 6.83 (5.96) | 210 | 8.19 (5.69) | − 2.62** |