Table 3.
Characteristics of participants after randomization
| Support as usual | Face-to-face | Online | All | Proportion of population % | Population /group invited N |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 40 | 40 | 22 | 102 | 6.6% | 1555 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 29 (72.5%) | 28 (70%) | 17 (77%) | 74 (72.5%) | 7.4% | 1006 |
| Male | 11 (27.5%) | 11 (27.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 26 (25.5%) | 4.7% | 549 |
| Other | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (4.5%) | 2 (2%) | – | – | |
| Age | ||||||
| 19–24 | 20 (50%) | 19 (46.2%) | 11 (50%) | 50 (48.5%) | 5.7% | 874 |
| 25–30 | 13 (32.5%) | 13 (33.3%) | 7 (31.8%) | 33 (32.7%) | 3.9% | 485 |
| > 30 | 7 (17.5%) | 8 (20.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 19 (18.8%) | 9.7% | 196 |
| Beginning of studies (study year) | ||||||
| 2018 (1st year) | 7 (17.5%) | 9 (22.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 20 (19.6%) | 6.8% | 292 |
| 2017 (2nd year) | 10 (25%) | 11 (27.5%) | 10 (45.5%) | 31 (30.4%) | 11.3% | 274 |
| 2016 (3rd year) | 4 (10%) | 8 (20%) | 2 (9.1%) | 14 (13.7%) | 5.7% | 246 |
| 2015 (4th year) | 11 (27.5%) | 5 (12.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 20 (19.6%) | 4.9%** |
743 (2009–2015) |
| 2014 (5th or more) | 8 (20%) | 7 (17.5%) | 2 (9.1%) | 17 (16.7%) | ** | * |
| Program | ||||||
| Dentistry | 3 (7.5%) | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (4.5%) | 5 (4.9%) | 1.8% | 273 (17.6%) |
| Logopaedics | 4 (10%) | 4 (10%) | 7 (31.5%) | 15 (14.7%) | 11.5% | 130 (8.4%) |
| Medicine | 12 (30%) | 14 (35%) | 9 (40.9%) | 35 (34.3%) | 4.4% | 789 (51%) |
| Psychology | 20 (50%) | 21 (52.5%) | 5 (22.7%) | 46 (45.1%) | 13.9% | 330 (21.3%) |
| Translational medicine | 1 (2.5%) | – | – | 1 (1%) | 3.8% | 26 (1.7%) |
| Previous meditation experience | ||||||
| No experience | 18 (45%) | 20 (50%) | 14 (63.6%) | 52 (51%) | –* | |
| Experience | 22 (55%) | 20 (50%) | 8 (36.4%) | 50 (49%) | –* | |
| Less than 6 months | 15 (37.5%) | 13 (32.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 32 (31.4%) | –* | |
| Six months or more | 7 (17.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 18 (18.6%) | –* |
*Data missing