Table 2 Clinical and treatment characteristics of PMHC clients who participated in the study, in total and for each sub-sample analyseda
|  | Total sample (n = 1532) | ≥ 2 sessions (n = 1295) | ≥ 2 sessions and problems ≥ 6 months (n = 1059) |
|---|---|---|---|
Client-reported clinical and treatment characteristics | |||
 Data completeness (%) | > 95% | > 95% | > 95% |
Variable | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate |
 Duration of psychological problems prior to initial assessment ≥6 months, % (n) | 84.3 (1228) | 84.0 (1059) | 100.0 (1059) |
 Previous treatment attempts last 12 monthsb | 15.9 (244) | 16.5 (213) | 17.9 (190)* |
 Caseness at baseline, % (n) | |||
  PHQ ≥ 10 | 67.2 (1019) | 66.2 (856)* | 67.2 (712) |
  GAD ≥8 | 65.0 (985) | 64.5 (835) | 64.6 (648) |
  PHQ ≥ 10 OR GAD ≥8 | 77.2 (1172) | 76.8 (994) | 77.4 (820) |
 Medication use, % (n)c | |||
  Antidepressant, daily | 13.6 (187) | 13.9 (164) | 14.2 (138) |
  Anxiolytic, weekly | 8.9 (120) | 8.4 (98) | 8.5 (81) |
  Sleep, weekly | 12.5 (171) | 12.5 (148) | 12.5 (120) |
Therapist-reported clinical and treatment characteristics | |||
 Data completeness, % (n) | 75.1 (1150) | 85.7 (1110)d | 85.4 (905) |
Variable | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate |
 Referral, % (n) | |||
  GP or other health personnel | 57.0 (655) | 56.7 (629) | 57.4 (519) |
  Self | 43.0 (495) | 43.3 (481) | 42.7 (386) |
 Tentative primary diagnosis, % (n) | |||
  Major depressive disorder | 45.2 (520) | 45.1 (500) | 47.2 (427)** |
  Panic disorder with agoraphobia | 4.1 (47) | 4.1 (46) | 4.2 (38) |
  Panic disorder without agoraphobia | 4.6 (53) | 4.7 (52) | 3.5 (32) |
  Social anxiety disorder | 5.2 (60) | 5.1 (57) | 5.4 (49) |
  Hypochondria | 2.7 (31) | 2.8 (31) | 2.9 (26) |
  Generalized anxiety disorder | 3.4 (39) | 3.3 (37) | 3.4 (31) |
  Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) | 1.0 (12) | 1.1 (12) | 0.9 (8) |
  Obsessive compulsive disorder | 0.5 (6) | 0.5 (6) | 0.3 (3) |
  Mixed anxiety and depression | 20.2 (232) | 20.4 (226) | 20.2 (183) |
  Other | 13.1 (150) | 12.9 (143) | 11.9 (108) |
 Waiting times, median (IQR) | |||
  Days between initial contact and assessment | 10.0 (4.0–22.0) | 11.0 (4.0–23.0) | 12.0 (4.0–24.0) |
  Days between assessment and first treatment session | 8.0 (4.0–15.0) | 8.0 (4.0–15.0) | 8.0 (4.0–15.0) |
  Days between initial contact and first treatment session | 22.0 (12.0–41.0) | 22.0 (12.0–41.0) | 23.0 (13.0–42.0) |
 Treatment duration, median (IQR) | |||
  Number of attended sessions | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) |
  Number of weeks | 11.1 (5.4–19.0) | 11.1 (5.4–19.0) | 11.1 (5.8–19.3) |
 Type of treatment | |||
  Proportion of total number of registered sessions by mode of treatment (≈7000 sessions), % | |||
   Guided self-help | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
   Group course psychoeducation | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
   Face-to-face | 71.3 | 72.1 | 72.1 |
  Proportion of clients that during the course of treatment used mode of treatment, % | |||
   Guided self-help | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.7 |
   Group course psychoeducation | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.3 |
   Face-to-face | 76.6 | 77.8 | 77.3 |