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Table 2 Change in SDQ total score by diagnosis subgroup

From: Longitudinal changes of mental health problems in children and adolescents treated in a primary care-based health-coaching programme – results of the PrimA-QuO cohort study

 

Total

HC

Control

p-Value+

SDQ total score at baselinea

9.1 (6.0)

9.2 (6.2)

9.0 (6.0)

0.804

SDQ total score at follow-upa

8.6 (5.7)

9.2 (5.8)

8.4 (5.7)

0.065

Change in SDQ total scorea

-0.4 (4.2)

-0.0 (4.4)

-0.6 (4.1)

0.110

Change by diagnosis subgroupa

  (1) head/abdominal pain

7.4 (4.7)

7.8 (4.4)

7.3 (4.8)

0.460

-0.4 (3.6)

-0.0 (3.1)

-0.6 (3.8)

0.713

  (2) speech disorder

8.2 (5.8)

8.3 (5.4)

8.1 (5.9)

0.490

-0.2 (4.1)

0.1 (3.9)

-0.3 (4.1)

0.238

  (3) conduct disorder

10.6 (5.7)

10.7 (5.9)

10.5 (5.6)

0.559

-0.8 (4.7)

-0.0 (5.1)

-1.3 (4.4)

0.113

  (4) enuresis

8.9 (5.9)

9.7 (6.2)

8.0 (5.6)

0.367

-0.7 (4.7)

-0.2 (4.9)

-1.3 (4.4)

0.588

  1. amean (standard deviation); SDQ-P and SDQ-S combined
  2. +Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables
  3. Total: n = 599 participants (176 HC/423 Control); per MHP diagnosis: Head/abdominal pain: n = 104 (24 HC/80 Control); Speech disorder: n = 330 (73 HC/257 Control); Conduct disorder: n = 145 (57 HC/88 Control), Enuresis: n = 51 (28 HC/23 Control)