Table 2

Treatment use percentages at six month follow-up for each condition and summary of regressions predicting treatment use from intervention type


BluePages
Control
MoodGym
Control – BluePages
MoodGym – BluePages

Specific Treatments
(N = 114)
(N = 130)
(N = 102)
OR
p
95%CI
OR
p
95%CI

Evidence based









Antidepressants
25.4
26.2
28.4
1.04
.899
.58–1.85
1.16
.620
.64–2.13
CBT
9.6
6.9
22.5
.70
.441
.28–1.75
2.73
.011*
1.26–5.92
Self-help books
24.6
22.3
15.7
.88
.678
.49–1.60
.57
.108
.29–1.13
Exercise
54.4
56.9
64.7
1.11
.691
.67–1.84
1.54
.124
.90–2.66
Yoga
13.2
10.8
8.8
.80
.566
.37–1.73
.64
.314
.27–1.53
Massage
16.7
15.4
18.6
.91
.785
.46–1.80
1.15
.706
.57–2.31
Relaxation therapy
12.3
6.2
10.8
.47
.102
.19–1.16
.86
.732
.37–2.00
Cut out alcohol
13.2
15.4
15.7
1.20
.621
.58–2.47
1.23
.597
.57–2.63
Use vitamins
11.4
15.4
12.7
1.41
.366
.67–2.99
1.14
.762
.50–2.58










Non-evidence based
Counselling
11.4
12.3
11.8
1.09
.828
.50–2.38
1.04
.934
.45–2.39
Eating chocolate
21.1
23.8
30.4
1.17
.60
.64–2.15
1.64
.117
.88–3.04
Listening to music
47.4
65.4
53.9
2.10
.005**
1.25–3.51
1.300
.337
.76–2.22
Being with pets
38.6
53.8
45.1
1.86
.018*
1.11–3.09
1.31
.334
.76–2.25
Doing things you enjoy
56.1
55.4
67.6
.94
.906
.58–1.61
1.63
.084
.94–2.85
Meditation
12.3
8.5
16.7
.66
.329
.29–1.52
1.43
.360
.67–3.07
Avoiding caffeine
8.8
12.3
8.8
1.46
.374
.63–3.36
1.01
.989
.39–2.58
Use alcohol
11.4
21.5
22.5
2.13
.037*
1.05–4.35
2.26
.031*
1.08–4.75










Sources of Help
GP
26.3
21.5
29.4
.77
.382
.43–1.39
1.17
.612
.64–2.12
Counsellor/psychologist
11.4
16.9
17.6
1.58
.222
.76–3.31
1.67
.194
.77–3.60
Family and friends



.92
.757
.55–1.54
1.62
.094
.92–2.86

Categories of Treatments
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
B
p
95% CI
B
p
95% CI











Professional treatments (Scale: 0–6)
1.09 (1.25)
1.06 (1.36)
1.25 (1.49)
-.03
.832
-.34-.27
.15
.374
-.18-.47
Everyday treatments (Scale: 0–4)
2.77 (1.66)
3.13 (1.75)
3.32 (1.50)
.27
.226
-.17-.71
.48
.044*
.01-.94
Complementary treatments (Scale: 0–4)
.54 (.86)
.41 (.76)
.55 (.87)
-.12
.197
-.30-.06
.01
.943
-.19-.20
Dietary treatments (Scale: 0–6)
.45 (.70)
.65 (.87)
.60 (.73)
.16
.064
-.01-.33
.13
.162
-.05-.31

Notes: Professional treatments included; GP, Counsellors and psychologists, anti-depressants, cognitive-behavioural therapy, counselling and reading self-help books. Everyday treatments included; family and friends, exercise, eating chocolate, listening to music, being with pets and doing more things you enjoy. Complimentary treatments included; yoga, massage, relaxation therapy and meditation. Dietary treatments included; cutting out alcohol, taking vitamins, avoiding caffeine and drinking alcohol.

Christensen et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:13   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-13