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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 680 clients who entered treatment

From: Outcomes of telephone-delivered low-intensity cognitive behaviour therapy (LiCBT) to community dwelling Australians with a recent hospital admission due to depression or anxiety: MindStep™

 

Completers

(N = 427)

Non-completers

(N = 253)

Demographic Characteristics

% (N)

% (N)

 Gender

N = 680

Male

59.5 (110)

40.5 (75)

Female

64.0 (317)

36.0 (178)

 Marital status

N = 442

Married/DeFacto

70.3 (163)

29.7 (69)

Never married

70.9 (139)

29.1 (57)

Divorced/Widowed

78.6(11)

21.4(3)

 Employment status

N = 575

Employed

61.8 (136)

38.2 (84)

Unemployed

68.8 (159)

31.2 (72)

Not stated

67.7 (84)

32.3 (40)

 State

N = 680

Queensland

62.5 (80)

37.5 (48)

Victoria

62.7 (168)

37.3 (100)

Western Australia

66.7 (20)

33.3 (10)

New South Wales

61.8 (136)

38.2 (84)

South Australia

70.0 (14)

30.0 (6)

Northern Territory

100.0 (3)

0.0 (0)

Australian Capital Territory

100.0 (1)

0.0 (0)

Tasmania

50.0 (5)

50.0 (5)

 

Mean (standard deviation)

 Age at referral

N = 680

 

55.5 (15.6)

52.1 (16.3)

SES (Decilea)

N = 680

 

6.52 (2.9)

6.47 (2.8)

Clinical Characteristics

% (N)

% (N)

 ICD-10

N = 493

Major depressive disorder

61.3 (100)

38.7 (63)

Recurrent episodes of major depression

53.3 (32)

46.7 (28)

Anxiety disorder

70.2 (66)

29.8 (28)

Unspecified mental disorder

49.3 (71)

50.7 (73)

Others (F34/F38/F40/F43/F45)

56.2 (18)

43.8 (14)

 PHQ-9 Symptom Severity N = 675

No symptom (0–4)

71.4 (60)

28.6 (24)

Mild symptom (5–9)

73.6 (120)

26.4 (43)

Moderate symptom (10–14)

63.5 (115)

36.5 (66)

Moderately severe (15–19)

54.0 (87)

46.0 (74)

Severe (20–27)

52.3 (45)

47.7 (41)

 GAD-7 Symptom Severity N = 670

None (0–4)

72.4 (89)

27.6 (34)

Mild anxiety (5–10)

65.4 (157)

34.6 (83)

Moderate anxiety (11–15)

60.7 (116)

39.3 (75)

Severe anxiety (16–21)

56.0 (65)

44.0 (51)

  1. aSES (Decile): Socio-economic status based on 2016 census data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), regions (post code) are given an Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantaged (IRSAD) score and assigned to a decile – with 10 representing the most advantaged region, one the most disadvantaged