Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

	Usual care n (%)	Problem-solving treatment n (%)	Total n (%)
Mean age, years (SD)	52.5 (15.1)	53.3 (14.4)	52.8 (14.7)
Female sex	46 (75.4)	46 (66.7)	92 (70.8)
Married/cohabiting	28 (45.9)	33 (47.8)	61 (46.9)
Education level
Low	16 (26.2)	13 (18.8)	29 (22.3)
Medium	18 (29.5)	21 (30.4)	39 (30)
High	23 (37.7)	29 (42)	52 (40)
Minimum of 1 diagnosis MINI	37 (60.7)	39 (56.5)	76 (58.5)
GHQ, mean (SD)	7.84 (2.7)	7.36 (2.4)	7.58 (2.6)

GHQ = general health questionnaire. MINI = Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.