Table 1.

Profile of Participants Receiving TBPI and TC

Variable	TBPI (n = 15)	TC (n = 13)	Significance
Age in years	Median = 37	Median = 30	P = 0.28, Mann–Whitney U = 74.5
Number of years of education	Median = 15	Median = 15	P = 0.54, Mann–Whitney U = 23
Gender Male/female	5/10	2/11	P = 0.39, χ = 1.1197
Relationship status Married/single	8/7	9/4	P = 0.46, χ = 0.738
Type of psychiatric diagnosis	Common mental disorders (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, dissociation) = 11 Nil psychiatric diagnosis = 4 Personality = 0 Others = 0	Common mental disorders (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, dissociation) = 5 Nil psychiatric diagnosis = 5 Personality = 1 Others = 2	In view of small numbers, no tests of significance were performed

TBPI: telephone-based psychosocial intervention, TC: telephone contact.