Table 3

Analysis of the Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis of Psychological and Educational Interventions to Prevent Depression in Primary Care

AnalysisNo.SMD95% CII2P Valuea
Sensitivity
At first evaluation13−0.166−0.272 to −0.05920.6.002
At last evaluation13−0.154−0.269 to −0.04020.6.008
García-Campayo43 excluded12−0.143−0.220 to −0.0650.00.000
Brugha45 excluded12−0.163−0.262 to −0.06527.1.001
García-Campayo43 and Brugha45 excluded11−0.141−0.223 to −0.0594.9.001
Subgroup
Type of prevention
 Indicated8−0.134−0.283 to 0.01531.9.715
 Selective4−0.236−0.434 to −0.03729.9
 Universal1−0.156−0.293 to −0.020NA
Country
 United States6−0.092−0.280 to 0.09729.2.430
 Europe6−0.211−0.322 to −0.09917.9
 China1−0.068−0.344 to 0.207NA
Age
 Adults10−0.156−0.268 to −0.04528.7.903
 Elderly2−0.233−0.588 to 0.12149.2
 Adolescent1−0.133−0.414 to 0.148NA
Comparator
 CAU/no intervention10−0.199−0.297 to −0.10019.4.049
 Placebo30.039−0.176 to 0.2550.00
Clinician
 Primary care staff4−0.197−0.346 to −0.04832.8.577
 Mental health specialists9−0.141−0.272 to 0.01023.3
Intervention format
 Individual10−0.139−0.235 to −0.04313.8.327
 Group3−0.278−0.539 to −0.01743.2
Number of sessions
 3–67−0.172−0.377 to 0.03351.22.736
 7–104−0.193−0.322 to −0.0650.00
 >102−0.100−0.297 to 0.0970.00
Sample size
 ≤1505−0.274−0.602 to 0.05458.8.752
 151–2806−0.143−0.269 to −0.0170.00
 >2,0002−0.145−0.254 to −0.0350.00
  • CAU = care as usual; NA = not applicable; SMD = standardized mean difference.

  • a Test for subgroup differences, P value.