Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
| N | MD | HC | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Age | 58 | 49.22 (10.88) | 46.83 (10.85) | t = 0.723, p = 0.474 |
| Gender (male/female) | 58 | 5/23 | 10/18 | χ = 2.276, p = 0.131 |
| Years of education | 58 | 12.15 (2.77) | 13.61 (2.73) | t = -1.753, p = 0.088 |
| Weeks between baseline and follow-up | 14 | 24.07 | - | - |
| HDRSbaseline | 28 | 18.15 (5.21) | - | t = 4.082, p = 0.004∗ |
| HDRSfollow-up | 14 | 8.00 (6.28) | - | |
| Beckbaseline | 28 | 6.00 (3.58) | - | t = 1.269, p = 0.245 |
| Beckfollow-up | 14 | 3.13 (3.23) | - |
HDRS baseline and HDRS follow-up: Total scores in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at baseline and follow-up measurement, Beckbaseline and Beckfollow-up = Total scores in shortened version of Beck Hopelessness Scale at baseline and follow-up measurement.
∗Significant at p < 0.05