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Table 1 All outcome variables before (T1) and after (T2) the intervention

From: Effects of the mental health promotion seminar ‘Coping with stress’ in the undergraduate medical curriculum of the Medical University of Vienna

Study variable

Group

T1 Mean score

(95% CI)

T2 Mean score

(95% CI)

Mean difference

T2-T1

Mean difference at T2 compared to control group

Primary outcomes

Burnout: Exhaustion

(α = 0.87, na = 135)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

2.27

(2.08–2.47)

2.07

(1.89–2.26)

-0.21

(-0.33– -0.08)

0.18

(-0.24–0.59)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

2.12

(1.95–2.28)

2.07

(1.90–2.24)

-0.05

(-0.l6–0.06)

0.16

(-0.25–0.56)

Control group

1.92

(1.72–2.13)

1.91

(1.67–2.14)

0.01

(-0.18–0.20)

Burnout: Mental distance

(α = 0.57, na = 134)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

1.52

(1.37–1.66)

1.40

(1.24–1.56)

-0.12

(-0.22– -0.02)

-0.11

(-0.43–0.22)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

1.29

(1.22–1.36)

1.32

(1.21–1.43)

0.04

(-0.05 − 0.12)

-0.18

(-0.50–0.13)

Control group

1.45

(1.23–1.67)

1.48

(1.24–1.72)

0.02

(-0.13–0.16)

Burnout: Emotional impairment

(α = 0.70, na = 136)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

1.38

(1.25–1.51)

1.30

(1.20–1.40)

-0.09

(-0.18– -0.01)

-0.03

(-0.30–0.24)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

1.33

(1.21–1.45)

1.31

(1.20–1.43)

-0.01

(-0.09–0.07)

-0.02

(-0.28–0.25)

Control group

1.26

(1.12–1.39)

1.36

(1.17–1.55)

0.11

(-0.02–0.24)

Burnout: Cognitive impairment

(α = 0.87, na = 136)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

1.92

(1.69–2.14)

1.81

(1.59–2.03)

-0.11

(-0.27–0.04)

0.15

(-0.32–0.62)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

1.72

(1.57 − 1.87)

1.80

(1.61–1.99)

0.09

(-0.05–0.23)

0.15

(-0.31–0.60)

Control group

1.59

(1.37 − 1.82)

1.68

(1.42–1.95)

0.08

(-0.15–0.31)

Secondary outcomes

Life satisfaction

(α = 0.88, na = 136)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

5.10

(4.73–5.46)

5.33

(4.96–5.70)

0.23

(-0.01–0.46)

-0.44

(-1.18–0.30)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

5.52

(5.23–5.81)

5.75

(5.48–6.03)

0.23

(0.02–0.44)

-0.08

(-0.82–0.65)

Control group

5.60

(5.18–6.02)

5.58

(4.99–6.16)

-0.02

(-0.38–0.33)

Stress

(α = 0.86, na = 133)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

2.09

(1.90–2.28)

1.89

(1.73–2.04)

-0.21

(-0.31– -0.10)

0.20

(-0.15–0.55)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

1.95

(1.81–2.09)

1.95

(1.80–2.10)

0.00

(-0.09–0.10)

0.27

(-0.08–0.61)

Control group

1.85

(1.59–2.11)

1.80

(1.54–2.05)

-0.06

(-0.22–0.10)

Knowledge about help resources

(α = 0.74, na = 77)

Intervention group #1: Onsite intervention

0.44

(0.38–0.51)

0.58

(0.51–0.65)

0.14

(0.07–0.21)

0.09

(-0.06–0.24)

Intervention group #2: Online intervention

0.42

(0.36–0.48)

0.55

(0.48–0.62)

0.13

(0.07–0.19)

0.06

(-0.09–0.21)

Control group

0.51

(0.42–0.60)

0.51

(0.43–0.60)

-0.01

(-0.10–0.09)

  1. Values are means with 95% confidence intervals given in parentheses, comparison of means between T2 and T1 within each experimental condition and of means at T2 between individual experimental conditions with Bonferroni corrected contrast tests as well as lower-bound (Cronbach α) sample reliabilities for each outcome. Mean differences with significant p values (< 0.05) are in bold
  2. aNumber of individuals included in the ANOVA