Table 1.

Screening demographic and clinical characteristics by group.

Variable	All sample (N = 434)		MI + iCBT group (n = 203)		iCBT only group (n = 231)		Statistical significance
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Demographic characteristics
Age
Mean (SD)	37.67 (12.91)	–	37.80 (12.98)	–	37.55 (12.88)	–	t(432) = 0.20, p = 0.84
Range	18–76	–	18–75	–	18–76	–
Sex
Female	325	74.9	153	75.4	172	74.5	χ2 (1) = 0.05, p = 0.83
Male	109	25.1	50	24.6	59	25.5
Ethnicity
Caucasian	390	89.8	180	88.7	210	90.9	χ2 (2) = 1.33, p = 0.51
Metis	16	3.7	7	3.4	9	3.9
Other	28	6.5	16	7.9	12	5.2
Location
Large city (>200,000)	183	42.2	87	42.9	96	41.6	χ2 (4) = 4.97, p = 0.29
Small city (10,000−200,000)	109	25.1	54	26.6	55	23.8
Town or village (<10,000)	96	22.1	47	23.2	49	21.2
Farm	40	9.2	14	6.9	26	11.2
Reserve	6	1.4	1	0.4	5	2.2
Relationship status
Married	200	46.1	101	49.8	99	42.9	χ2 (4) = 4.80, p = 0.31
Single	118	27.2	54	26.6	64	27.7
Living with partner	70	16.1	25	12.3	45	19.4
Separated or divorced	40	9.2	20	9.9	20	8.6
Widowed	6	1.4	3	1.4	3	1.4
Living arrangements
Living with family	310	71.4	149	73.4	161	69.7	χ2 (3) = 5.02, p = 0.17
Living alone	63	14.5	32	15.8	31	13.4
Living with roommate	29	6.7	8	3.9	21	9.1
Other	32	7.4	14	6.9	18	7.8
Education
College certificate/diploma	132	30.4	62	30.5	70	30.3	χ2 (5) = 4.29, p = 0.51
Undergraduate degree	103	23.7	53	26.1	50	21.6
High school diploma	90	20.7	38	18.7	52	22.5
Some university	52	12.0	28	13.8	24	10.4
Graduate/professional degree	45	10.4	17	8.4	28	12.1
Less than high school	12	2.8	5	2.5	7	3.1
Clinical characteristics
Screening GAD-7 scores	12.39 (5.17)	–	12.52 (4.98)	–	12.28 (5.34)	–	t(432) = 0.48, p = 0.63
Screening PHQ-9 scores	13.11 (5.66)	–	13.33 (5.54)	–	12.92 (5.76)	–	t(432) = 0.77, p = 0.44
Screening K10 scores	29.08 (6.95)	–	29.22 (6.85)	–	28.95 (7.07)	–	t(249) = 0.30, p = 0.77
Screening SDS scores	19.48 (6.69)	–	19.50 (6.45)	–	19.47 (6.90)	–	t(432) = 0.04, p = 0.97
Screening GAD-7 ≥ 10	287	66.1	139	68.5	148	64.1	χ2 (1) = 0.94, p = 0.33
Screening PHQ-9 ≥ 10	308	70.9	152	74.9	156	67.5	χ2 (1) = 2.83, p = 0.09
Medication for mental health
Lifetime - yes	322	74.2	153	75.4	169	73.2	χ2 (1) = 2.75, p = 0.60
<3 months - yes	254	58.5	124	61.1	130	56.3	χ2 (1) = 0.82, p = 0.37
Current mental health treatment
Yes	206	47.7	98	48.3	108	46.8	χ2 (1) = 1.00, p = 0.75
Current provider(s)a
Family doctor - yes	148	34.1	70	34.5	78	33.8	χ2 (1) = 0.03, p = 0.88
Psychiatrist - yes	63	14.5	27	13.3	36	15.6	χ2 (1) = 0.45, p = 0.50
iCBT interesta
Convenience	235	54.1	119	58.6	116	50.2	χ2 (1) = 3.07, p = 0.08
Prefer self-management	231	53.2	111	54.7	120	51.9	χ2 (1) = 0.32, p = 0.57
Heard about and wanted to try	178	41.0	84	41.4	94	40.7	χ2 (1) = 0.02, p = 0.89
ICBT was recommended	135	31.1	64	31.5	71	30.7	χ2 (1) = 0.03, p = 0.86
Financial difficulties	130	30.0	65	32.0	65	28.1	χ2 (1) = 0.78, p = 0.38
Symptoms make accessing face-to-face treatment difficult	100	23.0	47	23.2	53	22.9	χ2 (1) = 0.00, p = 0.96
Time constraints	96	22.1	53	26.1	43	18.6	χ2 (1) = 3.52, p = 0.06
Perception about changing
Nothing needs to be worked on	3	0.7	2	1.0	1	0.4	χ2 (5) = 7.78, p = 0.17
Might be time to make a change	120	27.6	50	24.6	70	30.3
There are things I can change	145	33.4	67	33.0	78	33.8
Making some changes right now	36	8.3	13	6.4	23	10.0
Made a change/trying to keep well	75	17.3	44	21.7	31	13.4
Made progress but fallen back	55	12.7	27	13.3	28	12.1

^aClients selected all statements that applied; alpha level of significance <0.01 in an attempt to help control for the large number of analyses conducted; screening scores reported for non-imputed data; MI = motivational interviewing; iCBT = Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder – 7 items; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 items; K10 = Kessler 10-Item Scale; SDS = Sheehan Disability Scale.