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

Table 4 Treatment satisfaction in the Happiness Route and Customized Care conditions

	Happiness Route	Control Condition	Difference between conditions p-value
3-month
*Grade for counsellor*, mean (SD)	8.49 (1.37)	7.25 (1.95)	.003*
*Evaluation of home visits*, %	n = 39	n = 39	< .01*
Negative	.0	15.4
Neutral/ambivalent	2.6	20.5
Positive	92.3	61.5
Missing	5.1	2.6
*Judgment on the effects*, %	n = 38	n = 39	.008*
No effects	18.4	56.4
Neutral/ambivalent	15.8	7.7
Positive	50.0	28.2
Missing	15.8	7.7
9-month
*Evaluation of home visits*, %	n = 39	n = 41	.016*
Negative	10.5	22.0
Neutral/ambivalent	15.8	26.8
Positive	71.1	36.6
Missing	2.6	14.6
*Judgment on the effects*, %	n = 34	n = 38	.025*
No effects	26.5	52.6
Neutral/ambivalent	14.7	13.2
Positive	56.0	23.7
Missing	2.9	10.5

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