Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| EUC plus HAP (n=245) | EUC alone(n=248) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42·4 (12·1) | 42·6 (12·0) | |
| Female sex | 188 (76%) | 191 (77%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 166 (68%) | 171 (69%) | |
| Single | 28 (11%) | 29 (12%) | |
| Separated or divorced | 3 (1%) | 1 (0·4%) | |
| Widowed | 48 (19%) | 47 (19%) | |
| Educational status | |||
| None | 75 (31%) | 55 (22%) | |
| Primary | 114 (46%) | 135 (54%) | |
| Secondary | 38 (16%) | 40 (16%) | |
| Higher secondary | 13 (5%) | 11 (4%) | |
| Graduate or above | 5 (2%) | 7 (3%) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed* | 152 (62%) | 140 (56%) | |
| Unskilled manual labour | 77 (31%) | 97 (39%) | |
| Skilled manual labour | 3 (1%) | 4 (2%) | |
| Clerical and professional | 13 (5%) | 7 (3%) | |
| Patient's expectation of usefulness of counselling | |||
| Not useful | 0 | 1 (<1%) | |
| A little or somewhat useful | 115 (47%) | 111 (45%) | |
| Moderately useful | 66 (27%) | 50 (20%) | |
| Very useful | 64 (26%) | 86 (35%) | |
| Chronicity of symptoms (weeks) | 16 (4–48) | 12 (4–36) | |
| PHQ-9 score | 17·9 (2·8) | 17·9 (2·6) | |
| PHQ category | |||
| Score 15–19 (moderately severe) | 185 (76%) | 187 (75%) | |
| Score 20–27 (severe) | 60 (24%) | 61 (25%) | |
Data are mean (SD), n (%), or median (IQR). EUC=Enhanced usual care. PHQ-9=Patient Health Questionnaire 9.
*
Includes students and people not working outside of the home.