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Table 3 Gender and age effects of baseline and post-lecture (N = 834)

From: Usefulness of an educational lecture focusing on improvement in public awareness of and attitudes toward depression and its treatments

 

Baseline

Post-lecture

 

Disease-model attitudes

Help-seeking behavior

Negative affect toward depression

Non-medication solutions

Disease-model attitudes

Help-seeking behavior

Negative affect toward depression

Non-medication solutions

Gender

Males (n = 245)

19.2 ± 5.1

13.0 ± 4.1

9.8 ± 3.2

7.6 ± 3.2

22.6 ± 4.5

14.7 ± 3.4

12.1 ± 3.4 *

9.5 ± 3.1

Females (n = 589)

19.5 ± 4.9

13.5 ± 3.6

10.1 ± 3.1

7.3 ± 3.1

22.7 ± 4.7

15.1 ± 3.4

12.7 ± 3.5

9.6 ± 3.3

Age

≦29 (n = 150)

20.0 ± 4.4

12.0 ± 3.3cde

10.4 ± 3.0

7.4 ± 2.7

23.6 ± 3.7

14.3 ± 3.2cd

12.6 ± 3.0

9.7 ± 2.8

30-39 (n = 165)

20.3 ± 4.9

12.8 ± 3.9e

10.0 ± 3.0

7.6 ± 3.1

23.3 ± 4.6

14.7 ± 3.5

12.5 ± 3.2

9.4 ± 3.1

40-49 (n = 178)

20.1 ± 4.7

1 3.6 ± 3.7

10.3 ± 3.0

7.6 ± 3.3

23.2 ± 4.2

15.4 ± 3.4

13.2 ± 3.3

9.8 ± 3.2

50-59 (n = 234)

18.9 ± 5.0b

13.8 ± 3.7

10.0 ± 3.4

7.2 ± 3.3

22.0 ± 5.0a

15.3 ± 3.5

12.5 ± 3.8

9.6 ± 3.4

≧60 (n = 107)

17.1 ± 5.0abcd

14.4 ± 3.7

9.0 ± 3.1ac

7.1 ± 3.0

20.8 ± 5.1abc

15.3 ± 3.2

11.5 ± 3.6c

9.3 ± 3.5

  1. * Significance from females (p < 0.05)
  2. a-e: Significance from the age groups of ≦ 29a, 30-39b, 40-49c, 50-59d and ≧ 60e years (p < 0.05)