Table 1.
Sample characteristics of participants at baseline (N=102).
| Patient characteristics | Blended CBTa (n=53) | Standard CBT (n=49) | Total (N=102) | ||
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Gender (female), n (%) | 35 (66) | 29 (60) | 64 (63) | |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 39.3 (11.3) | 38.1 (10.6) | 38.8 (10.9) | |
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In a relationship, n (%) | 30 (57) | 30 (61) | 60 (59) | |
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Education, n (%) |
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Low | 6 (11) | 2 (4) | 8 (8) |
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Middle | 30 (57) | 33 (67) | 63 (62) |
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High | 17 (32) | 14 (29) | 31 (30) |
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Employed, n (%) | 31 (59) | 28 (57) | 59 (58) | |
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Nationality (Dutch), n (%) | 48 (91) | 47 (96) | 95 (93) | |
| Clinical characteristics |
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Blended CBT treatment preference, n (%) | 33 (62) | 33 (67) | 66 (65) | |
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Any comorbidity,b n (%) | 38 (72) | 31 (63) | 69 (68) | |
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Anxiety disorders, n (%) | 30 (57) | 25 (51) | 55 (54) | |
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Other disorders,c n (%) | 25 (47) | 23 (47) | 48 (47) | |
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Comorbid disorders,d mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.7) | 1.8 (1.9) | 1.8 (1.7) | |
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MDDe duration in months, mean (SD) | 73.7 (73.2) | 80.2 (69.8) | 76.9 (70.9) | |
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Depression (IDS-SR)f, mean (SD) | 45.2 (12.1) | 41.5 (11.6) | 43.4 (11.9) | |
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Severity (IDS-SR), n (%) |
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Mild/moderate | 17 (32) | 22 (45) | 39 (38) |
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Severe/very severe | 36 (68) | 27 (55) | 64 (63) |
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Utility scores, mean (SD) | 0.36 (0.29) | 0.46 (0.31) | 0.41 (0.30) | |
| Prior treatment (4 weeks), n (%) |
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Antidepressant medication | 36 (68) | 29 (59) | 65 (64) | |
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Psychological treatment | 44 (83) | 42 (86) | 86 (84) | |
| Costs (€, TiC-Pg, 4 weeks), mean (SD) |
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Direct medical | 989 (1626) | 439 (398) | 725 (1230) | |
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Direct nonmedical | 428 (802) | 246 (526) | 339 (685) | |
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Indirect nonmedical | 796 (1629) | 716 (1610) | 757 (1613) | |
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Societal costs | 2205 (2615) | 1401 (1762) | 1819 (2271) | |
aCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.
bThe DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 codes are available on request.
cObsessive compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol/drug abuse, somatoform disorders.
dAnxiety disorders: social phobia, panic with or without agoraphobia, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder.
eMDD: major depressive disorder.
fIDS-SR: Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, self-report version.
gTiC-P: Trimbos/iMTA questionnaire for Costs associated with Psychiatric Illness.