Table 1.
Baseline demographics – intention to treat analyses
| |
Intervention group
a
|
Control group
a
|
Statistic (p-value)
b
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 55 | N = 21 | ||
| Background variables |
|
|
|
| Age |
32.3 (1.39) |
42.2 (3.08) |
−2.93 (0.007) |
| No. of children below 18 years |
0.0 |
0.0 |
z: -0.366 (0.715) |
| Gender (male) |
28 (50.9) |
12 (57.1) |
0.24 (0.626) |
| In relationship (yes)1 |
18 (32.7) |
8 (38.1) |
0.20 (0.659) |
| Living alone (yes) |
20 (37.0) |
10 (47.6) |
0.71 (0.401) |
| Nationality (Norwegian)2 |
53 (96.4) |
20 (95.2) |
0.05 (1.000)c |
| Having children in pat.’s care |
14 (25.5) |
4 (19.0) |
0.35 (0.764)c |
| Has his/her own apartment3 |
44 (80.0) |
19 (90.5) |
1.18 (0.496)c |
| Has paid work4 |
27 (49.1) |
10 (47.6) |
0.01 (0.909) |
| Compulsory school only5 |
16 (29.1) |
2 (9.5) |
3.22 (0.129)c |
| Compulsory school only or senior high school5 |
46 (83.6) |
16 (76.2) |
0.56 (0.514)c |
| Diagnoses |
|
|
|
| Alcohol use disorder |
43 (78.2) |
17 (81.0) |
0.07 (0.791) |
| Drug use disorder |
23 (41.8) |
7 (33.3) |
0.46 (0.499) |
| Mood disorder |
41 (74.5) |
16 (76.2) |
0.02 (0,882) |
| Anxiety disorder |
46 (83.6) |
16 (76.2) |
0.56 (0.514)c |
| Personality disorder |
30 (54.5) |
10 (47.6) |
0.29 (0.589) |
| Other mental disorders | 3 (5.5) | 4 (19.0) | 3.36 (0.087)c |
The baseline demographics and clinical characteristics between groups in the Intention to Treat analyses.
a“Age” is presented as mean (SD) and “no. of children below 18 years” is presented as median. All other variables are presented as n (%). Valid percentages are given.
bThe student’s T-test is used for “age” and the Mann-Whitney-U-test is used for “no. of children below 18 years”. For all other variables the χ2-test is used.
cWhere one or more cells have an expected count less than five the 2 sided Fisher’s Exact test is used.
1“In relationship” = married or cohabitant. Not in relationship = unmarried, widow (er), separated or divorced.
2“Non-Norwegian” = Afghan, Swedish or German.
3“Not having his/her own apartment” = living with parents or friends.
4“No paid work” = being provided for, student loan, unemployment benefit, sickness or rehabilitation allowance, disability pension, retirement pension, National Assistance, other.
5“Education”: Compulsory school (primary and secondary school), Senior high school (upper secondary school), Higher education (college or university).