Table 2.
Background characteristics of the baseline sample (n = 398).
| Baseline n=398 |
Experiment group n=196 |
WLC n=202 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Men/Women | 29/168 | 15/85 | 27/175 | 13/87 |
| Age | ||||
| 20-29 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
| 30-39 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 12 |
| 40-49 | 34 | 18 | 30 | 15 |
| 50-59 | 79 | 40 | 62 | 30 |
| 60-69 | 39 | 20 | 56 | 28 |
| >70 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| Married or in a relationship/Single | 163/33 | 83/17 | 167/35 | 83/17 |
| Relationship to the patient | ||||
| Father/mother | 7/85 | 47 | 6/96 | 51 |
| Son/daughter | 13/21 | 17 | 7/17 | 12 |
| Brother/sister | 2/15 | 9 | 1/13 | 7 |
| Partner (male/female) | 23/19 | 21 | 27/20 | 23 |
| Other relationship | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Non valid answers | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Shared household with the affected person | ||||
| Yes | 85 | 43 | 91 | 45 |
| No | 80 | 41 | 84 | 42 |
| Sometimes | 31 | 16 | 27 | 13 |
| Living situation | ||||
| In a city/town | 183 | 93 | 185 | 92 |
| On the country-side | 13 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Education | ||||
| Elementary school | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| Upper secondary school | 35 | 18 | 34 | 17 |
| University/higher education | 150 | 76 | 149 | 74 |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Work situation | ||||
| Employed | 153 | 78 | 147 | 73 |
| Not working | 43 | 22 | 55 | 27 |
| Main diagnosis as reported by participants | ||||
| Somatic diagnosis | 25 | 13 | 35 | 17 |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | 171 | 87 | 166 | 82 |
| Depression/anxiety disorders | 74 | 38 | 54 | 27 |
| Schizophrenia spectrum/psychotic disorders (incl. bipolar disorder) | 33 | 17 | 43 | 21 |
| Autism spectrum/neurodevelopmental disorders | 33 | 17 | 38 | 19 |
| Other (including personality disorders) | 28 | 14 | 30 | 15 |
| Missing | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Time since diagnosis (in years) | ||||
| <1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| 1-5 | 72 | 37 | 65 | 32 |
| 6-10 | 37 | 19 | 41 | 20 |
| 11-15 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 13 |
| >15 | 55 | 28 | 54 | 27 |
| Type of support to patient (several answers possible) | ||||
| Emotional support | 185 | 94 | 186 | 92 |
| Help with daily care (e.g. hygiene, dressing) | 31 | 16 | 27 | 13 |
| Practical support (e.g. cleaning, transportation) | 125 | 64 | 134 | 66 |
| Economical support | 86 | 44 | 85 | 42 |
| Contact with health care/other organizations | 99 | 51 | 112 | 55 |
| Other help | 60 | 31 | 55 | 27 |
| Caregiving in hours/week | ||||
| <1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| 1-15 | 112 | 57 | 122 | 60 |
| 16-30 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 12 |
| 31-45 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| >45 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| “feels like 24/7” | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| “difficult to say/don’t know” | 21 | 11 | 18 | 9 |
| Self-rated own physical health | ||||
| Very good | 30 | 15 | 31 | 15 |
| Good | 127 | 65 | 131 | 65 |
| Bad | 34 | 17 | 38 | 19 |
| Very bad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Self-rated own mental health | ||||
| Very good | 15 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Good | 93 | 47 | 91 | 45 |
| Bad | 84 | 43 | 92 | 46 |
| Very bad | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |