Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics for all participants and by intervention type.
| Characteristic | Total (N=60) | VR calm room (n=40) | Physical calm room (n=20) | P value | t test (df) | ||||||||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 39.1 (13.5) | 40.7 (14.2) | 35.8 (11.6) | 0.28 | N/Aa | ||||||||||
| Gender, n (%) | <.01 | N/A | |||||||||||||
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Female | 35 (58.3) | 19 (47.5) | 16 (80.0) |
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N/A | |||||||||
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Male | 25 (41.7) | 21 (52.5) | 4 (20.0) |
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N/A | |||||||||
| Mental health diagnosis, n (%) | |||||||||||||||
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Unipolar depression | 18 (30.0) | 10 (25.0) | 8 (40.0) | .15 | N/A | |||||||||
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Anxiety disorder | 13 (21.7) | 10 (25.0) | 3 (15.0) | .51 | N/A | |||||||||
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Bipolar disorder with depressive episode | 12 (20.0) | 9 (22.5) | 3 (15.0) | .73 | N/A | |||||||||
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Bipolar disorder with hypomanic episode | 13 (21.7) | 10 (25.0) | 3 (15.0) | .51 | N/A | |||||||||
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Bipolar disorder unspecified | 4 (6.6) | 1 (2.5) | 3 (15.0) | .33 | N/A | |||||||||
| Baseline clinical measurement, mean (SD) | |||||||||||||||
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MADRS-Sb | 22.4 (9.8) | 22.2 (13.5) | 22.7 (14.6) | .68 | .118 (1,58) | |||||||||
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Beck Anxiety Scale | 20.2 (16.1) | 22.5 (16.7) | 15.5 (14.0) | .37 | 1.600 (1,58) |
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Clinical global impression | 4.0 (0.8) | 4.0 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.9) | .27 | .315 (1,58) | |||||||||
| Duration of stay in calm room (min), mean (SD) | 18.6 (10.4) | 15.2 (8.5) | 25.4 (10.8) | .03 | 3.973 (1,58) | ||||||||||
aN/A: not applicable.
bMADRS-S: Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale-Self Assessment.