| Overall population (N = 434) | Early treatment users (N = 271, 62%) | Delayed treatment users (N = 58, 14%) | No treatment users (N = 105, 24%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Socio-demographic factors a | ||||
 Female | 291 (67) | 182 (67) | 37 (64) | 72 (69) |
 Older age (45–66 years old) | 220 (51) | 139 (51) | 25 (43) | 56 (53) |
Education | ||||
  primary/lower secondary education | 145 (33) | 84 (30) | 18 (31) | 43 (41) |
  higher secondary education | 168 (39) | 107 (40) | 23 (40) | 38 (36) |
  higher professional education, university | 121 (28) | 80 (30) | 17 (29) | 24 (23) |
 No partner | 207 (48) | 137 (51) | 33 (57) | 37 (35) |
 No job | 151 (35) | 101 (37) | 15 (26) | 35 (33) |
Need factors a | ||||
 Comorbid anxiety disorder | 151 (35) | 113 (42) | 21 (36) | 17 (16) |
 Longer duration episode in past 12 months (>3 months) c | 220 (51) | 149 (55) | 29 (50) | 42 (40) |
 Disability days on work and/or normal daily activities (>2 weeks) c | 190 (44) | 140 (52) | 18 (31) | 32 (30) |
 Major depressive disorder between baseline and follow-up b c | 123 (28) | 84 (31) | 25 (43) | 14 (13) |
Severity depressive symptoms (IDS) | ||||
  mild | 78 (18) | 32 (11) | 17 (29) | 30 (28) |
  moderate | 135 (31) | 75 (28) | 16 (28) | 43 (42) |
  severe/very severe | 221 (51) | 164 (61) | 25 (43) | 32 (30) |
Other variables | ||||
 Mental health care use at follow-up b | ||||
  none | 212 (49) | 107 (40) | 0 (0) | 105 (100) |
  primary care only | 61 (14) | 31 (11) | 30 (52) | 0 (0) |
  specialized mental health care only | 23 (5) | 19 (7) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) |
  primary + specialized mental health care | 138 (32) | 114 (42) | 24 (41) | 0 (0) |
 Major depressive disorder at follow up (past 12 months) b | 86 (20) | 61 (23) | 14 (24) | 11 (11) |