Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 22).
| Characteristics | Completers (N = 15) | Non-Completers (N = 7) | χ2 (df)/Z Score @ | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | Mean (SD) | % (n) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Age (years) | 53 (13) | 51 (11) | −0.81 | 0.42 | ||
| Gender (female) | 80 (12) | 86 (6) | 0.1 (df = 1) | 1.0 | ||
| 33 (5) | 43 (3) | 3.8 (df = 3) | 0.29 | |||
| 13 (2) | 43 (3) | |||||
| 47 (7) | 14 (1) | |||||
| 7 (1) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Education (years) | 10.8 (4.3) | 10.1 (3.6) | −0.29 | 0.8 | ||
| Employment Status (employed) | ||||||
| 13 (2) | 0 (0) | 6.2 (df = 4) | 0.19 | |||
| 27 (4) | 29 (2) | |||||
| 53 (8) | 29 (2) | |||||
| 7 (1) | 14 (1) | |||||
| 0 (0) | 29 (2) | |||||
| Currently receiving antidepressants | 60 (9) | 57 (4) | 0.016 (df = 1) | 0.90 | ||
| Beliefs in usefulness of Mind-body Group on depression |
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| 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4.5 (df = 2) | 0.11 | |||
| 40 (6) | 86 (6) | |||||
| 27 (4) | 14 (1) | |||||
| 33 (5) | 0 (0) | |||||
| BDI | 27.53 (8.94) | 30.1 (8.9) | −0.32 | 0.75 | ||
| HAMD 17 | 17.73 (2.55) | 22.1 (3.4) | −2.6 | 0.009 ** | ||
| CGI-S (Baseline) | 3.80 (0.68) | 4.9 (0.7) | −2.7 | 0.006 ** | ||
| Q-LES-Q Score, total | 0.38 (0.12) | 0.3 (0.1) | −0.71 | 0.48 | ||
| MSPSS-SO (significant other) | 12.93 (7.50) | 10.4 (7.3) | −0.61 | 0.54 | ||
| MSPSS-FA (family) | 13.93 (7.21) | 15.2 (7.8) | −0.50 | 0.62 | ||
| MSPSS-FR (friends) | 12.93 (7.06) | 10.7 (7.0) | −0.50 | 0.62 | ||
Notes: @Mann-Whitney U Test, ** Statistically significant (p < 0.05), The U values are available upon request.