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Table 1 IMPACT study entry criteria for patient participants in each country

From: An ethnographic study of the effects of cognitive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder: the IMPACT study

Criteria

Targets

Condition-related

Depression type

Mix of moderate to severe typologies

Memory problems

Self-reported memory problems, ranging from “some” to a “large” extent

Concentration problems

Self-reported concentration problems, ranging from “some” to a “large” extent

Socio-demographic

Gender

≥3 men

≥3 women

Age, years

Minimum age, 18

≥3 patients between 30–44

Maximum age, 60

Living situation

Mix of living: alone, with parents or siblings, with partner without children, or with partner with children

Education

≥4 patients with at least a college degree

≥1 patient with no more than high school education

Work-related

Work type

Mix of workers: administrative, knowledge, people-centered, or physical

Sick leave

≥2 patients on sick leave

≥2 patients who have returned to work