Table 2.

Baseline characteristics

	PST (n=88)	Usual care (n=87)
Mean (SD) age (years)	52 (16)	53 (16)
Female	68 (77%)	57 (66%)
Married/cohabiting	34 (39%)	33 (38%)
Education level
Low	17 (19%)	14 (16%)
Medium	22 (25%)	23 (26%)
High	31 (35%)	32 (37%)
Unknown	18 (21%)	18 (21%)
Born in The Netherlands	62 (71%)	60 (69%)
Mean EuroQol utility (SD)	0.73 (0.18)	0.62 (0.28)
Mean HADS score (SD)	15.4 (7.5)	16.9 (7.1)

Presented are numbers (%) unless stated otherwise.

HADS = Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale.