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Table 2 Effects of the Happiness Route, intention-to-treat analysis (all = 108, HR = 58, CC = 50)

From: The long and winding road to happiness: A randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of a positive psychology intervention for lonely people with health problems and a low socio-economic status

 

Baseline

3 months

9 months

Condition

Time

Time x condition

Effect size over time (FU)

Outcome

Group

Mean (S.E.)

Mean (S.E.)

Mean (S.E.)

p

p

p

d

Primary outcome

 

MHC-SF total

HR

2.04 (0.13)

2.07 (0.12)

2.28 (0.12)

.362

.018*

.902

0.38

CC

1.93 (0.12)

1.96 (0.12)

2.13 (0.13)

0.17

MHC-SF emo

HR

2.09 (0.18)

2.40 (0.22)

2.56 (0.20)

.649

.012*

.603

0.32

CC

2.10 (0.18)

2.19 (0.22)

2.45 (0.21)

0.25

MHC-SF soc

HR

1.43 (0.11)

1.57 (0.16)

1.83 (0.16)

.791

.026*

.457

0.25

CC

1.52 (0.12)

1.54 (0.13)

1.67 (0.13)

0.23

MHC-SF psy

HR

2.50 (0.16)

2.33 (0.17)

2.50 (0.16)

.247

.359

.640

0.00

CC

2.19 (0.15)

2.21 (0.16)

2.34 (0.16)

0.14

Secondary outcomes

Resilience

HR

2.59 (0.10)

2.69 (0.17)

2.77 (0.17)

.711

.069

.510

0.17

CC

2.64 (0.12)

2.83 (0.15)

2.75 (0.14)

0.12

Purpose in life

HR

14.95 (0.59)

15.65 (0.83)

15.81 (0.89)

.233

.213

.679

0.15

CC

14.26 (0.63)

14.66 (0.75)

14.89 (0.78)

0.13

Depression

HR

27.05 (1.76)

24.56 (2.29)

21.19 (2.58)

.772

.032*

.169

0.35

CC

25.04 (1.49)

25.74 (2.08)

23.67 (2.29)

0.10

Quality of life

HR

0.45 (0.04)

0.49 (0.07)

0.51 (0.07)

.716

.118

.572

0.13

CC

0.46 (0.05)

0.54 (0.06)

0.50 (0.06)

0.08

Loneliness

HR

8.65 (0.32)

8.51 (0.52)

7.42 (0.74)

.014*

.019*

.486

0.28

CC

9.41 (0.29)

9.43 (0.39)

8.85 (0.52)

0.19

Participation

HR

1.81 (0.21)

1.52 (0.31)

1.47 (0.45)

.456

.251

.376

0.13

CC

1.90 (0.21)

1,94 (0.26)

1.71 (0.33)

0.10

  1. FU Follow-up, HR Happiness Route, CC Customized Care, emo emotional, soc social, psy psychological; *p < .05