Table 1.
Sample description at randomization
| Total sample (n = 29) | WL (n = 15) | CT‐PTSD (n = 14) | Group effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/Freq. | SD/% | Mean/Freq. | SD/% | Mean/Freq. | SD/% | ||
| Female | 21 | 72.4 | 12 | 80.0 | 9 | 64.3 | χ 2 = .90, p = .34 |
| Age | 13.3 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 14.2 | 2.3 | t = 1.89, p = .07 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| White British | 25 | 86.2 | 11 | 73.3 | 14 | 100.0 | χ 2 = 4.33, p < .04 |
| Minority ethnicity | 4 | 13.8 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Household income (per annum) | |||||||
| <£20,000 | 12 | 46.2a | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 27.3a | χ 2 = 2.74, p = .10 |
| >£20,000 | 14 | 53.8a | 6 | 40.0 | 8 | 72.7a | |
| IQ | 96.0 | 14.7 | 96.1 | 17.3 | 95.9 | 12.0 | t = .05, p = .96 |
| Any prior trauma | 11 | 37.9 | 4 | 26.7 | 7 | 50.0 | χ 2 = 1.68, p = .20 |
| Prior mental health problems | 9 | 31.0 | 5 | 33.3 | 4 | 28.6 | Fisher's exact test, p = .68 |
| Prior mental health treatment | 4 | 13.8 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 7.1 | Fisher's exact test, p = 1.00 |
| Referral source | |||||||
| ED screening | 10 | 34.5 | 4 | 26.7 | 6 | 42.9 | χ 2 = 5.21, p = .52 |
| Mental health service | 8 | 27.6 | 5 | 33.3 | 3 | 21.4 | |
| General practitioner | 4 | 13.8 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Hospital | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Children's services | 2 | 6.9 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| School nurse | 3 | 10.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Self‐referral | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Trauma type | |||||||
| Motor vehicle collision | 15 | 51.7 | 7 | 46.7 | 8 | 57.1 | χ 2 = 4.51, p = .48 |
| Assault | 7 | 24.1 | 3 | 20.0 | 4 | 28.6 | |
| Medical emergency | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| House fire | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Other | 5 | 17.2 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Days since trauma | 116.7 | 38.6 | 125.5 | 30.3 | 107.3 | 45.1 | t = 1.28, p = .21 |
| Ongoing injury at assessment | 9 | 31.0 | 4 | 26.7 | 5 | 35.7 | χ 2 = .44, p = .51 |
| Attended ED | 18 | 62.1 | 9 | 60.0 | 9 | 64.3 | χ 2 = .06, p = .81 |
| Ongoing legal/police issues? | 16 | 55.2 | 9 | 60.0 | 7 | 50.0 | χ 2 = .29, p = .59 |
| PTSD‐AA | 29 | 100.0 | 15 | 100.0 | 14 | 100.0 | n/a |
| ICD‐10 PTSD | 29 | 100.0 | 15 | 100.0 | 14 | 100.0 | n/a |
| DSM‐IV PTSD | 22 | 75.9 | 12 | 80.0 | 10 | 71.4 | Fisher's exact test, p = .68 |
| Any comorbid disorder | |||||||
| Anxiety | 25 | 86.2 | 13 | 86.7 | 12 | 85.7 | Fisher's exact test, p = 1.00 |
| Affective | 16 | 55.2 | 7 | 46.7 | 9 | 64.3 | Fisher's exact test, p = .46 |
| Behavioural | 15 | 51.7 | 7 | 46.7 | 8 | 57.1 | Fisher's exact test, p = .72 |
ED, emergency department; PTSD‐AA, PTSD‐alternative algorithm; IQ, intelligence quotient; WL, waiting list.
a
Three missing.