Table 1.
Mean (SD) participant characteristics at pre-intervention.
| Psychoeducation (n = 28) | MemFlex (n = 32)1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 43 (17.60) | 41.13 (16.21) |
| Number of females | 19 | 22 |
| Percentage Caucasian | 60.71 | 68.75 |
| Education history | 2; 9;6; 8;3 | 1; 7;10; 10; 4 |
| Percentage currently employed | 42.86 | 40.63 |
| Current Psychological treatment | 14 | 7* |
| Current medication | 19 | 24 |
| Beck Depression Inventory-II | 32.75 (11.63) | 27.44 (10.09) |
| Beck Hopelessness Scale | 13.46 (5.50) | 11.69 (5.56) |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory | 22.86 (11.76) | 18.03 (10.87) |
| Digit Span | 17.75 (4.18) | 17.97 (4.06) |
Note. *p = .03 for the between-group difference. For education history, highest level of education is 5th form; 6th form; undergraduate degree; postgraduate degree; diploma or professional training. For number of previous MDE, TMTC = too many to count, as coded during the diagnostic interview. 1 Human error in the randomisation procedure saw that numbers were not evenly allocated between conditions.