Table 1. Baseline characteristics and adherence of individuals commencing iCBT courses for major depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder and social phobia by age.
| Whole sample | 18–29 years | 30–39 years | 40–49 years | 50–59 years | 60+ years | Overall Chi-Square | |
| (n = 2413) | (n = 681) | (n = 600) | (n = 512) | (n = 394) | (n = 225) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Female | 1554 (64.4) | 471 (69.2) | 377 (62.8) | 327 (63.9) | 245 (62.2) | 134 (59.6) | χ2(4, N = 2413) = 10.60, p = .03 |
| Rural | 1046 (43.3) | 282 (41.3) | 227 (37.8)a | 237 (46.3) | 209 (53.0)a | 91 (40.4) | χ2(4, N = 2413) = 26.20, p<.001 |
| Clinician | |||||||
| GP | 1207 (50.0) | 336 (49.3) | 306 (51.0) | 306 (51.5) | 263 (47.0) | 117 (52.0) | χ2(8, N = 2413) = 7.38, p = .50 |
| Psychologist | 712 (29.5) | 191 (28.0) | 173 (28.8) | 148 (29.0) | 134 (34.0) | 66 (29.3) | |
| Other | 493 (20.4) | 155 (22.7) | 121 (20.2) | 100 (19.6) | 75 (19.0) | 42 (18.7) | |
| Completed course | 1261 (52.3) | 267 (39.1)a | 292 (48.7)a | 286 (55.9)a | 258 (65.5) | 158 (70.2) | χ2(4, N = 2413) = 109.46, p<.001 |
a
Proportion significantly different when compared with the 60+ years age group (after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons).