The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

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Befriending
Befriending was one of the most popular services of participants in this study. Fiftyfive
percent (n=41) of all participants had used befriending before Assessment 1 (A1).
Sixty percent (n=17) of the 25 individuals who participated in Assessment 2 (A2) had
used befriending in the past 3-4 months. Sixty percent (n=12) of the 20 participants
who took part in Assessment 3 (A3) had used befriending since their last assessment,
and 70% (n=10) of the 13 individuals who took part in Assessment 4 (A4) had availed
of befriending since their last assessment.
Figures 77, 78, and 79 show GHQ-30, BDI-II, and PDS mean scores for participants
who used befriending during the 3 months prior to each assessment and for those who
did not use this service. There were no statistically significant results, except for
statistically significant improvements with regard to PTSD symptom severity at A3
for befriending users (paired-samples t-test) (Figure 79). N equals the number of those
who availed of that particular service at that particular assessment.
Four bars at each assessment point represent data as follows:
1. First bar: A1 mean scores for those who used the service;
2. Second bar: A2 (A3 or A4) mean score for those who used the service;
3. Third bar: A1 mean score for those who did not used the service; and
4. Fourth bar: A2 (A3 or A4) mean score for those who did not used the service.