Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 50)
From: Patient and physician perspectives of a smartphone application for depression: a qualitative study
Patient characteristics (N = 24) | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
Male | 13 (54.1) |
Age | 51.5 ± 15.5 |
Urban living | 11 (45.8) |
IDS-SR score | 36.9 ± 12.2 |
Phone owners | 24 (100.0) |
Smartphone owners | 20 (83.3) |
Android /IOS | 18 (75) / 2 (8.3) |
App users | 19 (79.2) |
App number | 16.2 ± 19.0 |
Health App number | 0.3 ± 0.6 |
Physician characteristics (N = 26) | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
Male | 13 (50.0) |
Age | 45.5 ± 12.2 |
Urban practice | 24 (92.3) |
General Practitioners | 10 (38.5) |
Private practice | 13 (50.0) |
Years of practice | 15.8 ± 11.6 |
Visits per week | 66.8 ± 50.0 |
Patients with depression seen per week | 14.0 ± 11.0 |
Phone owners | 26 (100.0) |
Smartphone owners | 25 (96.1) |
Android/IOS | 14 (53.9) / 11 (42.3) |
App users | 25 (96.1) |
App number | 28.9 ± 29.0 |
Health App number | 2.8 ± 3.1 |