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Table 2 Sample description

From: Effectiveness of psychotherapeutic consultation in the workplace: a controlled observational trial

Characteristic

 

total sample

PSIW

PSOC

P value

n = 367

n = 174

n = 193

age (years)

mean (SD)

42.94 (11.47)

45.20 (10.12)

40.05 (12.07)

*** b

symptom duration (months)

mean (SD)

44.94 (69.68)

38.02 (65.41)

51.06 (72.87)

n.s. b

male gender

n (%)

188 (51.2)

122 (70.1)

66 (34.2)

*** a

in a stable relationship

n (%)

239 (68.5)

126 (75.9)

113 (61.7)

* a

school-leaving qualification

n (%)

364 (100)

171 (100)

193 (100)

 

still at school

 

4 (1.1)

1 (0.6)

3 (1.6)

n.s. a

low (9 years)

 

106 (29.1)

57 (33.3)

49 (25.4)

medium (10 years)

 

133 (36.6)

55 (32.2)

78 (40.4)

high (<10 years)

 

121 (33.2)

58 (33.9)

63 (32.6)

first-time user (no previous in- or out-patient treatment)

n (%)

185 (54.1)

102 (65.4)

83 (44.6)

***a

mental health care system user in the previous 12 months

n (%)

184 (50.1)

65 (37.4)

119 (61.7)

***a

  1. SD standard deviation, n number, n.s. not significant, a chi-square test, b t-test
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001