Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (n = 82) | Metacognitive Therapy (n = 73) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (stratification factor) | ||
| Male | 26 (31.7%) | 22 (30.1%) |
| Female | 56 (68.3%) | 51 (69.9%) |
| Depression severity (stratification factor) | ||
| Low (HRSD < 20) | 59 (72.0%) | 51 (69.9%) |
| High (HRSD > = 20) | 23 (28.0%) | 22 (30.1%) |
| Therapist | ||
| First therapist | 57 (69.5%) | 50 (68.5%) |
| Second therapist | 25 (30.5%) | 23 (31.5%) |
| Age | 35 (13.4) | 35 (11.9) |
| Employment: | ||
| Employed | 29 (35.4%) | 35 (48.0%) |
| Sick leave | 27 (32.9%) | 22 (30.1%) |
| Student | 13 (15.9%) | 8 (11.0%) |
| Unemployed | 8 (9.8%) | 7 (9.6%) |
| Retired | 5 (6.1%) | 1 (1.37%) |
| Education: | ||
| 9th Grade | 7 (8.8%) | 1 (1.4%) |
| High School | 18 (22.5%) | 13 (17.8%) |
| Short-higher (Business academies) | 30 (37.5%) | 22 (30.1%) |
| Middle higher (University colleges)/University | 25 (31.2%) | 37 (50.7%) |
| Civil status: | ||
| Single | 30 (36.6%) | 19 (26.0%) |
| Married | 27 (32.9%) | 29 (39.7%) |
| In relationship | 25 (30.5%) | 25 (34.3%) |
| Period of depression: | ||
| Under 1 year | 71 (86.6%) | 61 (83.6%) |
| 1–2 years | 7 (8.5%) | 8 (11%) |
| 2–3 years | 3 (3.7%) | 4 (5.5%) |
| More than 5 years | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Depression severity (based on BDI-II): | ||
| Mild mood disturbance | 8 (9.9%) | 2 (2.8%) |
| Borderline clinical | 9 (11.1%) | 10 (13.9%) |
| Moderate clinical | 34 (42.0%) | 26 (36.1%) |
| Severe | 24 (29.6%) | 27 (37.5%) |
| Extreme | 6 (7.4%) | 7 (9.7%) |
| Other diagnoses | ||
| None | 57 (69.5%) | 51 (69.9%) |
| One or more | 25 (30.5%) | 22 (30.1%) |
| On psychiatric medication | ||
| No | 51 (62.2%) | 49 (67.1%) |
| Yes | 31 (37.8%) | 24 (32.9%) |
| Beck Depression Inventory-II | 28.2 (9.3) | 29.6 (8.0) |
| Hamilton Depression Rating Scale | 16.0 (5.0) | 16.6 (5.1) |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory | 17.2 (11.3) | 16.5 (9.8) |
| Negative Beliefs about Rumination Scale | 24.9 (7.3) | 25.5 (7.4) |
| Positive Beliefs about Rumination Scale | 21.1 (6.1) | 21.2 (6.5) |
| Metacognitive Questionnaire 30 | 68.2 (14.0) | 66.8 (14.1) |
| Dysfunction attitude scale | 153.0 (32.4) | 151.9 (35.4) |
| Young’s Schema Questionnaire- short version | 252.1 (60.8) | 248.2 (64.3) |
| Number of treatment sessions | 6.7 (4.7) | 5.5 (2.4) |
| Time in days from pre- to post-treatment assessments | 194.8 (138.4) | 163.9 (96.6) |
| Time in days from pre-treatment to follow-up assessments | 394.3 (140.7) | 373.3 (138.5) |
Data are mean (SD) or n (%). HDRS = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II.