Using Self-Guided Treatment Software (ePST) to Teach Clinicians How to Deliver Problem-Solving Treatment for Depression

Table 1

Assessments of knowledge, skill, self-efficacy, and ePST program usability.

	Pre-training			Post-ePST (computerized) Training			Post-live training
	Median (range)	Mean ± SD	Scaled score; (0 to 100)^a	Median (range)	Mean ± SD	Scaled score; (0 to 100)^a	Median (range)	Mean ± SD	Scaled score; (0 to 100)^a
Knowledge of PST	0.9; (0 to 6.45)	1.53 ± 2.04	2.57	14.86^b; (3.33 to 24.49)	14.06 ± 6.74	42.46	16.09; (8.74 to 24.63)	16.74 ± 5.17	45.97
Skill implementing PST	—	—	—	20.5; (7 to 28)	19.65 ± 6.70	51.25	26; (11 to 34)	25.23 ± 7.16	65.00
Self-efficacy (Composite)	126; (106 to 162)	129.54 ± 14.64	64.00	133; (112 to 156)	134.31 ± 13.81	67.33	145^c; (106 to 168)	143.31 ± 17.36	76.67
Self-efficacy (General)	63; (54 to 76)	63.31 ± 6.29	70.00	65; (52 to 73)	64.23 ± 6.10	70.00	66; (54 to 78)	66.54 ± 8.23	74.29
Self-efficacy (PST-specific)	65; (50 to 86)	66.23 ± 9.59	61.25	68; (52 to 86)	70.08 ± 9.21	65.00	77^d,e; (52 to 90)	76.77 ± 10.52	76.25
Usability of ePST	—	—	—	67.5; (60 to 87.5)	69.23 ± 7.8	—	—	—	—

aMedian converted to percent of maximum possible score.
bCompared to pre-training (𝑃=0.001).
cCompared to pre-training (P = 0.028).
^dCompared to pretraining (𝑃=.023).
^eCompared to post-ePST (𝑃=.042).