The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

The PAVE Project Report 147
Support/Self-Help Groups
Support and self-help groups were a very popular service. At baseline (A1), 69% of
participants (n=52) availed of self-help groups, this figure remained similar at A2
when 76% of participants (n=19) took part in self-help groups, at A3 when 35% of
respondents (n=7) used self-help groups, and increased at A4 when 100% of
participants (n=13) availed of this service.
Figures 83-85 show GHQ-30, BDI-II, and PDS mean scores for participants who used
self-help and support groups during the 3 months prior to each assessment and for
those who did not use this service. There were statistically significant improvements
with regard to general psychological health and depression between A1 and A2 for
those who availed of self-help groups (paired-samples t-test) (Figure 83). Four bars at
each assessment point represent data as previously in Figure 77.