Table 2.
Baseline characteristics and baseline scores of families in the experimental group and in the control group
| Variable | Experimental Group (n = 49) | Control Group (n =50) | Difference (df) | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary patient and family structure | χ2 = 4.45 (1) | 0.035ab* | ||||||||
| Mother/single, N (%) | 28 | (57 %) | 18 | (36 %) | ||||||
| Mother/two-parent family, N (%) | 15 | (31 %) | 26 | (52 %) | ||||||
| Father/two-parent family, N (%) | 2 | (4 %) | 2 | (4 %) | ||||||
| Mother and father, N (%) | 4 | (8 %) | 4 | (8 %) | ||||||
| Diagnosis | Mothers | Fathers | Mothers | Fathers | χ2 = 0.98 (2) | 0.976b c | ||||
| Depressive and anxiety disorders, N (%) | 36 | (77 %) | 4 | (67 %) | 36 | (75 %) | 4 | (67 %) | ||
| Other Axis I disorders, N (%) | 8 | (17 %) | 2 | (33 %) | 9 | (19 %) | 2 | (33 %) | ||
| Personality disorders, N (%) | 3 | (7 %) | - | - | 3 | (6 %) | - | - | ||
| Comorbidity, severity and chronicity | ||||||||||
| Comorbidity, N (%) | 20 | (43 %) | 3 | (50 %) | 25 | (52 %) | 2 | (33 %) | χ2 = 0.87 (1) | 0.352b |
| Severity of illness CGI, mean (sd) | 4.53 | (1.10) | 4.38 | (0.50) | 4.51 | (0.92) | 4.00 | (1.0) | t = 0.79 (93) | 0.917b |
| Chronic course of illness > 2 years, N (%) | 18 | (38 %) | 2 | (33 %) | 24 | (48 %) | 2 | (33 %) | χ2 = 0.68 (1) | 0.257b |
| Ethnicity | χ2 = 7.30 (1) | 0.007* | ||||||||
| Ethnic minority, N (%) | 39 | (80 %) | 27 | (54 %) | ||||||
| Morocco, N (%) | 11 | (22 %) | 8 | (16 %) | ||||||
| Turkey, N (%) | 9 | (18 %) | 6 | (12 %) | ||||||
| Surinam, N (%) | 8 | (16 %) | 6 | (12 %) | ||||||
| Netherlands Antilles, N (%) | 5 | (10 %) | 2 | (4 %) | ||||||
| Other country, N (%) | 6 | (12 %) | 5 | (10 %) | ||||||
| Children | ||||||||||
| Number, mean (sd) | 2.10 | (0.98) | 2.16 | (1.02) | t = -0.29 (97) | 0.774 | ||||
| Children 0-3 years (N) | 27 | (82 %) | 35 | (90 %) | χ2 = 2.01 (3) | 0.570 | ||||
| Children 4-12 years (N) | 61 | (24 %) | 63 | (34 %) | χ2 = 2.24 (3) | 0.524 | ||||
| Children 13-20 years (N) | 13 | (18 %) | 9 | (14 %) | χ2 = 0.77 (2) | 0.682 | ||||
| Male gender index child, N (%) | 25 | (51 %) | 30 | (60 %) | χ2 = 0.81 (1) | 0.619 | ||||
| Age index child, mean (sd) | 6.53 | (2.19) | 5.64 | (1.76) | t = 2.25 (97) | 0.027* | ||||
| HOME total score at baseline, mean (sd) | 48.59 | (10.79) | 51.38 | (9.05) | t = -1.40 (97) | 0.166 | ||||
| Costs at baseline | ||||||||||
| Healthcare costs (Euros, 2012) | 5.156 | 6.275 | ||||||||
| Childcare costs (Euros, 2012) | 2.687 | 3.751 | ||||||||
| Inter-sectoral costs (Euros, 2012) | 1.411 | 1.009 | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Number of risk factors, mean (sd) | 5.20 | (1.38) | 5.02 | (1.48) | t = 0.64 (97) | 0.524 | ||||
| Receiving social benefits, N (%) | 23 | (47 %) | 15 | (30 %) | χ2 = 3.00 (1) | 0.083 | ||||
* p < 0.05
atested for single versus two parents
bThere were 47 mothers and 6 fathers in the experimental group; there were 48 mothers and 6 fathers in the control group. This is the reason that the sum of the figures in the first three rows is not 49 and 50.
ctested for mothers and not for fathers, as both groups had only 6