Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline.
| Characteristic | Intervention group | Control group | Total sample | P value | |
| n=100a | n=80 | n=180 | |||
| PHQ-9 Score, mean (SD) | 11.53 (4.35) | 10.56 (4.53) | 11.10 (4.45) | .15 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 47.01 (10.36) | 48.66 (11.59) | 47.74 (10.92) | .31 | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
| Male | 34 (34.0) | 23 (28.7) | 57 (31.7) | .45 | |
| Female | 66 (66.0) | 57 (71.3) | 123 (68.3) | ||
| Relationship, n (%) | |||||
| Single | 24 (24.0) | 18 (22.5) | 42 (23.3) | .93 | |
| Married/Partner | 56 (56.0) | 46 (57.5) | 102 (56.7) | ||
| Divorced/Separated | 15 (15.0) | 14 (17.5) | 29 (16.1) | ||
| Widowed | 5 (5.0) | 2 (2.5) | 7 (3.9) | ||
| Education, n (%) | |||||
| Low | 13 (13.3) | 13 (16.2) | 26 (14.6) | .38 | |
| Middle | 63 (64.3) | 42 (52.5) | 105 (59.0) | ||
| High | 22 (22.4) | 25 (31.3) | 47 (26.4) | ||
| Employment, n (%) | |||||
| Full-time | 51 (52.0) | 39 (50.6) | 90 (51.4) | .41 | |
| Part-time | 30 (30.6) | 18 (23.4) | 48 (27.4) | ||
| Not working | 17 (17.3) | 20 (26.0) | 37 (21.2) | ||
| Executive position, n (%) | |||||
| Yes | 20 (22.0) | 13 (17.6) | 33 (20.0) | .48 | |
| No | 71 (78.0) | 61 (82.4) | 132 (80.0) | ||
| Previous depressionb, n (%) | |||||
| None | 18 (18.0) | 14 (17.7) | 32 (17.9) | .53 | |
| Episodic | 54 (54.0) | 38 (48.1) | 92 (51.4) | ||
| Chronic | 28 (28.0) | 27 (34.2) | 55 (30.7) | ||
| Depression medication, n (%) | |||||
| Yes | 53 (53.0) | 36 (45.6) | 89 (49.7) | .33 | |
| No | 47 (47.0) | 43 (54.4) | 90 (50.3) | ||
| In psychotherapy, n (%) | |||||
| Yes | 30 (30.0) | 16 (20.3) | 46 (25.7) | .15 | |
| No | 57 (57.0) | 52 (65.8) | 109 (60.9) | ||
| Waiting List | 13 (13.0) | 11 (13.9) | 24 (13.4) | ||
aAll values (except for P values) are mean (SD) or n (%).
bOriginal item: “Did you have these symptoms for the first time?” Answer options: 1. “Yes,” 2. “No; I had one or multiple episodes,” 3. “No; the symptoms last for several years.”