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Figure 140: PDS mean scores for advice and information service users (4
assessments)
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30
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A1
Effectiveness Ass.
A1 not use
Eff not use
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5
0
1 (n=49) 2 (n=13) 3 (n=10) • 4 (n=1)
Assessments
• significant differences between A1 and A3 for those who had not availed of it.
Indirect services
While indirect services, especially courses and craft classes, were regarded positively
in the interviews and used by 48% of the respondents (n=36) at baseline assessment,
only 3 participants used indirect services in A2, 2 respondents used indirect services
in A3, and 1 participant used them in A4. However, in the baseline assessment, 36
participants reported to had used them.
Figures 141-143 show GHQ-30, BDI-II, and PDS mean scores for participants who
used indirect services 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 general psychological health between A1 and A2 and with regard to