Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| TOTAL (N = 73) | UNENGAGED (N = 19) | MOSTLY MOBILE (N = 16) | MOSTLY LIVE (N = 10) | FULLY ENGAGED (N = 28) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total texts responded to during study (mean, SD) (clustering variable) | 49.5 (35.6) | 6.42 (7.6) | 58.88 (20.9) | 22.5 (16.9) | 83 (14.4) |
| GCBT groups attended during study (mean, SD) (clustering variable) | 6.7 (4.7) | 2 (1.1) | 2.88 (1.5) | 11.2 (2.6) | 10.46 (2.7) |
| Weeks before last session attended (drop-out) (mean, SD) | 9.7 (6) | 3.37 (3.4) | 5.56 (4.5) | 15.2 (0.9) | 14.36 (2.4) |
| Percentage of texts responded to out of received texts until study drop-out or end of studya | 51.5% | 9% | 56% | 26% | 79% |
| Age (mean, SD)* | 51.5 (12.1) | 52.8 (12.6) | 44.4 (10.6) | 59.2 (11.2) | 51.9 (11.3) |
| Spanish speaking, n (%) | 66 (90) | 16 (84.21) | 16 (100) | 10 (100) | 24 (85.71) |
| Female, n (%) | 55 (75) | 12 (63.2) | 13 (81.2) | 8 (80) | 22 (78.5) |
| Prefer to call, n (%)b | 37 (53) | 14 (73.6) | 9 (56.2) | 6 (6) | 8 (28.6) |
| Prefer to text, n (%)b | 15 (21.7) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (10) | 10 (35.7) |
| Depends on the situation, n (%)b | 17 (24.6) | 3 (15.7) | 3 (21.4) | 3 (30) | 8 (28.6) |
| Don't know, n (%) | 2 (2.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (7.1) |
| Full time or part-time employment, n (%) | 20 (30) | 7 (37) | 5 (27) | 1 (10) | 7 (26) |
| Education, less than high school (n) | 50 (73) | 13 (68) | 12 (75) | 9 (90) | 19 (67) |
| Participant knows how to text,cn (%)* | 50 (71) | 9 (50) | 13 (93) | 4 (40) | 24 (88) |
| PHQ-9 score (mean, SD) | 14.3 (5.7) | 16.1 (5.4) | 15.6 (6.3) | 11.5 (5.5) | 13.2 (5.5) |
| Previous therapy, n (%) | 37 (53) | 11 (57.89) | 5 (31.25) | 5 (50) | 16 (57.14) |
| On antidepressants, n (%) | 35 (51) | 12 (63.16) | 7 (43.75) | 6 (60) | 10 (35.71) |
*
Bold indicates statistically significant difference.
a
Note that this variable is dependent on how long participants kept receiving text messages (e.g., if someone quickly dropped out of the study or stopped receiving messages this number may be inflated).
b
Participants knows how to text refers to the question: “Do you know how to text?.”
c
Preferred method of contact refers to the question “In general, if someone needs to reach you, do you prefer that they call or that they text you?”
GCBT, Group Cognitive behavioral therapy; PHQ-9, 9-item Participant Health Questionnaire.