The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

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The PAVE Project Report
PSYCHOLOGY-BASED SERVICES
Psychology-based services include counselling, group therapy, and psychotherapy.
Twenty-five participants used counselling in A1 and 24 participants used group
therapy, however, the numbers dropped in subsequent assessments. Interviewees did
not regard psychology-based services as helpful.
Counselling
At baseline, 33% of participants (n=25) had availed of counselling, at A2, 52% of
participants (n=13) used counselling, however, at A3 and in A4, numbers dropped to
only 2 respondents in each assessment.
Figures 107-109 show GHQ-30, BDI-II, and PDS mean scores for participants who
used counselling during the 3-4 months prior to each assessment and for those who
did not use this service. There were statistically significant improvements with regard
to depression between A1 and A2 for those who availed of counselling, however,
there also were statistically significant improvements with regard to depression
between A1 and A2, and between A1 and A3 for those who did not avail of
counselling (paired-samples t-test). Four bars at each assessment point represent data
as previously in Figure 77.