Table 1.
Sample characteristics at t1
| BID (N = 400) | Inpatient (N = 193) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missings (n) | M (SD) or n (%) | M (SD) or n (%) | Statistics (df) | |
| Female (%) | 0 | 245 (61.3) | 116 (60.1) | χ2 (1) = 0.07; p = .79 |
| Referral, n (%) | 19 (3.2) | |||
| General Practitioner (private practice) | 9 (2.3) | 8 (4.2) | ||
| Psychiatrist (private practice) | 269 (70.2) | 106 (55.5) | ||
| Psychotherapist (private practice) | 19 (5.0) | 9 (4.7) | χ2 (6) = 94.11; p < .001 | |
| Outpatient Service (hospital) | 65 (17.0) | 22 (11.5) | ||
| Hospital transfer | 0 | 39 (20.4%) | ||
| Counselling of Health Insurance | 13 (3.4) | 0 | ||
| Others | 8 (2.1) | 7 (3.7) | ||
| Age; M (SD) | 0 | 43.1 (11.2) | 41.5 (12.2) | t (351.82) = 1.56; p = .11 |
| Partnership; n (%) | 21 (3.5) | 240 (63.2) | 85 (44.3) | χ2 (1) = 18.55; p < .001 |
| Highest school educationa; n (%) | 14 (2.4) | 173 (44.7) | 86 (44.8) | χ2 (1) = 0.000; p = .98 |
| Current employment; n (%) | 21 (3.5) | 277 (72.9) | 98 (51.0) | χ2 (1) = 26.98; p < .001 |
| Clinical diagnoses; n (%) | 12 (2.0) | |||
| Low depressive episode/Dysthymia/Adjustment disorder | 62 (15.7) | 3 (1.6%) | ||
| Moderate depressive episode | 291 (73.5) | 61 (33.0) | χ2 (2) = 194.44; p < .001 | |
| Severe depressive episode | 43 (10.9) | 121 (65.4) | ||
| Number of diagnoses; M (SD) | 1.2 (0.4) | 1.3 (0.5) | t (323.84) = − 0.97; p = .30 | |
| Severity of depression (low to moderate versus severe); n (%) | 2 (0.3) | 346 (86.5) | 64 (33.5) | χ2 (1) = 170.86; p < .001 |
| Recurrent depressive disorder; n (%) | 1 (0.2) | 67 (16.8) | 81 (42.2) | χ2 (1) = 44.77; p < .001 |
| Suicidal thoughtsb; n (%) | 45 (7.6) | |||
| - Score 1 | 159 (43.6%) | 90 (49.2%) | χ2 (3) = 6.41; | |
| - Scores 2 and 3 | 19 (5.2) | 17 (9.3) | ||
| Psychotropic Medicationc; n (%) | 45 (7.6) | 291 (80.6) | 179 (95.7) | χ2 (1) = 23.05; p < .001 |
Legend: ain Germany Abitur; bSuicidal thoughts = Item 9 of the Beck Depression Inventory BDI-II (1 = “I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out”, 2 = “I would like to kill myself”, 3 = “I would kill myself if I had the chance”); cprescribed medication