Meta-analysis of the effects of multimodal physical therapy on improving depression

Table 2 Moderator evaluation of procedural characteristics

Procedural characteristics	Number of participants	Impact size estimates	95%CI	SMD	P values	Variability	Meta-regression
Method of initial depression diagnosis
Organized clinical conversation	112	6	-2.23 to -0.53	-0.92	P = 0.0003	Q = 4.16, P = 0.4, df = 2, T2 = 0, I2 = 0%	Q-between = 4.43, df = 1, P = 0.1
Self-report scale	335	9	-0.81 to -0.53	-0.54	P = 0.0019	Q = 12.18, P = 0.11, df = 9, T2 = 0.0025, I2 = 34.9%
Type of testing group
Active group	130	8	-0.85 to 0.33	-0.47	P = 0.1674	Q = 3.73, P = 0.62, df = 6, T2 = 0, I2 = 0%	Q-between = 3.72, df = 1, P = 0.19
Passive group	315	10	-0.94 to -0.45	-0.79	P = 0.006	Q = 13.55, P = 0.04, df = 8, T2 = 0.0804, I2 = 51.8%

CI: Confidence interval; SMD: Standardized mean deviation.