Table 1.
Sample characteristics by condition at baseline. Values may not add up to 100% because of missing data.
| Characteristics | M-CTa (n=132) | TAUb (n=132) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.6 (10.9) | 47.1 (10.7) | |
| Female, n (%) | 105 (79.5) | 92 (69.7) | |
| Country of birth, The Netherlands, n (%) | 116 (88.5) | 121 (92.4) | |
| Marital status, n (%) |
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Single | 39 (29.8) | 32 (24.2) |
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Married or cohabiting | 82 (62.6) | 87 (65.9) |
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Divorced/widowed | 10 (7.7) | 13 (9.9) |
| Education, n (%) |
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Primary and/or secondary education | 17 (12.9) | 22 (16.7) |
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Vocational education | 30 (22.7) | 34 (25.8) |
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Higher education | 85 (64.4) | 76 (57.6) |
| Employed, n (%) | 87 (66.4) | 90 (68.7) | |
| Treatment as usual, n (%) |
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No treatment | 46 (34.8) | 39 (30.0) |
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General practitioner | 34 (25.8) | 43 (33.1) |
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Specialized mental health aftercare | 52 (39.4) | 48 (36.9) |
| Treatment with antidepressants, n (%) | 72 (55.4) | 65 (50.8) | |
| Previous episodes MDDc, median (IQRd) | 4 (2.8) | 4 (2.0) | |
| Total HRSDe, mean (SD) | 3.7 (3.1) | 3.4 (2.9) | |
| Depressive symptoms (IDS-SRf), mean (SD) | 16.5 (10.3) | 16.3 (9.7) | |
| Severity past episode, n (%) |
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Mild | 37 (28.0) | 25 (18.9) |
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Moderate | 73 (55.3) | 71 (53.8) |
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Severe | 22 (16.7) | 36 (27.3) |
| Baseline utilities (EQ-5D-3Lg), mean (SD) | 0.86 (0.12) | 0.84 (0.17) | |
| Baseline costs (€), mean (SD) | 1729 (3699) | 1552 (3216) | |
aM-CT: mobile cognitive therapy.
bTAU: treatment as usual.
cMDD: major depressive disorder.
dIQR: interquartile range.
eHRSD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.
fIDS-SR: Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Self-Report.
gEQ-5D-3L: three level version of the EuroQol Five Dimensional Questionnaire.