TABLE 3.
Clinical remission according to Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-21 (BDI-21 < 10).
| Differences in baseline BDI-21 score (N = 55) | Clinical remission at post-treatment (N = 50a) | Clinical remission at 3-month follow-up (N = 48a) | Clinical remission at 6-month follow-up (N = 48a) | ||||||||||
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| Variables n |
BDI-21 mean (SD) | t(df) | BDI-21 > 10 (n = 29) | BDI-21 < 10 (n = 21) | t(df)/x2 | BDI-21 > 10 (n = 27) | BDI-21 < 10 (n = 21) | t(df)/x2 | BDI-21 > 10 (n = 32) | BDI-21 < 10 (n = 16) | t (df)/x2 | ||
| Demographic variables | Age mean (SD) |
14.53 (0.78) <29 |
16.83 (10.06) | t(53) = 0.55 | 14.35 (0.68) |
14.69 (0.70) |
t(48) = 1.69 | 14.44 (0.66) |
14.61 (0.71) |
t(46) = –0.86 | 14.46 (0.62) |
14.46 (0.84) |
t(46) = –0.03 |
| 14.53 (0.78) >26 |
18.19 (8.09) |
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| Gender | Female 43 |
18.39 (7.96) |
t(53) = –1.43 | 20 (50.0%) |
20 (50.0%) |
x2(1) = 5.26*b | 20 (52.6%) |
18 (47.4%) |
x2(1) = 5.85*b | 23 (60.5%) |
15 (39.5%) |
x2(1) = 3.09b | |
| Male 12 |
14.17 (9.29) |
9 (90.0%) |
1 (10.0%) |
9 (90.0%) |
1 (90.0%) |
9 (90.0%) |
1 (10%) |
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| Psychosocial variables | Family constellation | Both 28 |
16.54 (9.39) |
t(53) = –0.77 | 16 (61.5%) |
10 (38.5%) |
x2(1) = 0.28 |
9 (34.6%) |
17 (65.4%) |
x2(1) = 1.92 | 18 (69.2%) |
8 (30.8%) |
x2(1) = 0.17 |
| One 27 |
18.44 (8.91) |
13 (54.2%) |
11 (45.8%) |
12 (54.5%) |
10 (45.5%) |
14 (63.6%) |
8 (36.4%) |
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| Close relationship with parents | Yes 41 |
16.22 (9.00) |
t(53) = –1.78 | 23 (59.0%) |
16 (41.0%) |
x2(1) = 0.07 |
23 (59.0%) |
16 (41.0%) |
x2(1) = 0.63b | 28 (71.8%) |
11 (28.2%) |
x2(1) = 2.46b | |
| No 14 |
21.14 (8.76) |
6 (54.5%) |
5 (45.5%) |
4 (44.4%) |
5 (55.6%) |
4 (44.4%) |
5 (55.6%) |
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| Clinical variables | Comorbid anxiety disorder | Yes 16 |
22.81 (10.44) |
t(53) = –2.98* | 5 (33.3%) |
10 (66.7%) |
x2(1) = 5.52* | 5 (33.3%) |
10 (66.7%) |
x2(1) = 4.656* | 6 (42.9%) |
8 (57.1%) |
x2(1) = 5.04* |
| Not 29 |
15.28 (7.64) |
24 (68.6%) |
11 (31.4%) |
22 (66.7%) |
11 (33.3%) |
26 (76.5%) |
8 (23.5%) |
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| Sleep difficulties | Yes 10 |
21.80 (7.77) |
t(53) = 1.69 | 2 (22.2%) |
7 (77.8%) |
x2(1) = 5.77*b | 7 (77.8%) |
2 (22.2%) |
x2(1) = 5.21*b | 4 (50.0%) |
4 (50.0%) |
x2(1) = 1.20b | |
| Not 45 |
16.51 (9.20) |
27 (65.9%) |
14 (34.1%) |
25 (64.1%) |
14 (35.9%) |
28 (70.0%) |
12 (30.0%) |
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BDI-21, Beck Depression Inventory. aData missing in one case. bFisher’s exact test. *p < 0.05.