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Table 6 Follow-up analysis of change in symptom scores of mental disorder categories/reactions between cases and non-cases at baseline and follow-up

From: The Refugee-Mental Health Assessment Package (R-MHAP); rationale, development and first-stage testing amongst West Papuan refugees

Mental disorder

Baseline (T1)

Follow-up (T2)

Non-cases: mean differences between T1 & T2 (n = 40)

Cases: mean differences between T1 & T2 (n = 61)

Total (n = 101)

Non-cases (n = 40)

Cases (n = 61)

Subgroup diff, P

Total (n = 101)

Non-cases (n = 40)

Cases (n = 61)

Subgroup diff, P

Mean difference: (T1 − T2)

p-values (paired t-test)

Mean difference: (T1 − T2)

p-values (paired t-test)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

PTSD

4.56 (4.91)

2.60 (3.22)

5.85 (5.40)

0.001

3.79 (4.62)

1.75 (3.11)

5.13 (4.97)

0.001

0.85

0.208

0.72

0.351

Depression

1.68 (2.86)

0.45 (1.24)

2.49 (3.31)

0.001

2.54 (3.36)

0.98 (2.48)

3.57 (3.48)

0.001

−0.53

0.253

−1.08

0.098

GAD

1.76 (2.51)

0.53 (0.99)

2.57 (2.87)

0.001

1.36 (2.56)

0.65 (1.87)

1.82 (2.84)

0.024

−0.13

0.720

0.75

0.141

PD

2.25 (3.91)

0.23 (0.80)

3.57 (4.54)

0.001

1.89 (4.01)

1.30 (3.20)

2.28 (4.45)

0.232

−1.08

0.021

1.30

0.095

SSD

2.26 (3.48)

1.33 (2.43)

2.87 (3.92)

0.029

1.90 (2.72)

0.95 (1.38)

2.52 (3.18)

0.004

0.38

0.389

0.34

0.524

IED

1.25 (2.48)

0.43 (1.62)

1.79 (2.80)

0.006

1.41 (2.70)

0.53 (1.66)

1.98 (3.08)

0.007

−0.10

0.780

−0.20

0.677

SAD

2.44 (3.40)

1.13 (2.62)

3.30 (3.59)

0.001

2.95 (3.31)

1.95 (3.04)

3.61 (3.33)

0.013

−0.83

0.172

−0.31

0.629

PSa

57.4 (58)

50.0 (20)

62.3 (38)

0.304

47.5 (48)

37.5 (15)

54.1 (33)

0.110

12.5

0.230

8.2

0.228

PCBDa

20.8 (20)

7.5 (3)

29.5 (18)

0.011

16.8 (17)

7.5 (3)

23.0 (14)

0.057

0.0

1.00

6.5

0.398

  1. PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, GAD generalized anxiety disorder, PD panic disorder, SSD somatic symptom disorder, IED intermittent explosive disorder, SAD separation anxiety disorder, PS psychotic symptoms (including positive and negative symptoms), PCBD persistent complex bereavement disorder (listed as “condition under study” in DSM-5).
  2. aSubgroup differences were calculated based on those who scored greater than “0”.