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. 2020 Jun 5;22(6):e15845. doi: 10.2196/15845

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of participants between intervention groups.

Intervention characteristics and measures Intervention groups

iTAUa HLPb MPc PAPPd
Sociodemographic characteristics

Age, mean (SD) 44.54 (16.10) 44.67 (9.98) 47.50 (13.09) 44.53 (10.23)

Sex (female), n (%) 41 (72) 40 (74) 47 (87) 44 (79)

Married, n (%) 24 (52) 23 (47) 27 (59) 31 (62)

Living with family or couple, n (%) 38 (83) 36 (75) 34 (76) 44 (88)

High education, n (%) 14 (33) 18 (45) 17 (43) 19 (40)

Employed, income level, n (%) 20 (44) 22 (47) 17 (40) 25 (50)


<1 NMWe 6 (19) 10 (30) 7 (23) 13 (33)


1-2 NMW 16 (52) 16 (48) 7 (23) 14 (36)


2-4 NMW 8 (26) 7 (21) 12 (40) 12 (31)


>4 NMW 1 (3) 0 (0) 4 (13) 0 (0)
Clinical measures

Depression severity


PHQ-9f, mean (SD); median (IQR) 12.46 (2.10); 13.0 (11-14) 12.57 (2.46); 13.5 (11-14) 12.67 (2.56); 13.0 (11-14) 12.63 (2.03); 13.0 (11.5-14)

Perceived health


Physical SF-12g, mean (SD); median (IQR) 43.06 (11.03); 41.38 (35.49-51.89) 42.16 (10.66); 39.84 (35.07-52.02) 42.52 (9.75); 42.11 (35.58-48.27) 45.17 (13.54); 45.74 (35.04-55.65)


Mental SF-12, mean (SD); median (IQR) 26.75 (9.62); 24.54 (20.97-30.58) 27.59 (9.61); 25.98 (21.47-32.75) 26.96 (10.86); 24.51 (20.93-28.66) 26.22 (9.97); 23.79 (19.77-29.85)


VAS EuroQolh, mean (SD); median (IQR) 51.60 (17.95); 50 (40-60) 52.22 (21.63); 50 (30-70) 48.91 (26.01); 50 (30-70) 49.00 (19.05); 50 (40-60)


Overall PHIi index, mean (SD); median (IQR) 4.3 (1.86); 4.33 (2.92-5.42) 4.4 (1.95); 4.42 (3-5.42) 4.32 (1.83); 4.42 (2.96-5.17) 4.25 (1.98); 4.58 (2.83-5.42)


Positive affect PANASj, mean (SD); median (IQR) 18.56 (6.43); 17 (14-23) 19.04 (6.94); 18 (13-25) 19.48 (6.60); 18 (15-22) 18.09 (6.00); 17 (13-22)


Negative affect PANAS, mean (SD); median (IQR) 28.27 (8.45); 27 (22-34) 28.91 (8.34); 29 (23-35) 27.89 (8.07); 27 (22-32.75) 29.46 (8.79); 27 (23-35.5)

aiTAU: improved treatment as usual.

bHLP: healthy lifestyle program.

cMP: mindfulness program.

dPAPP: positive affect promotion program.

eNMW: national minimum wage.

fPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 items.

gSF-12: 12-item Short-Form Health Survey.

hVAS EuroQol: visual analog scale of the EuroQol.

iPHI: Pemberton Happiness Index.

jPANAS: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.