Table 1.
Recruited sample characteristics.
| Frequency | Percent | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 21 | 79 | 38.00 | 17.42 | ||
| Youth (18–25) | 25 | 33.8 | ||||
| Adults (26–44) | 26 | 35.1 | ||||
| Older adults (45–59) | 9 | 12.2 | ||||
| Seniors (60+) | 14 | 18.9 | ||||
| Severity of depression | ||||||
| Total BDI-II | 0 | 36 | 8.43 | 7.31 | ||
| Minimal 0–13 pt | 61 | 82.4 | ||||
| Mild 14–19 pt | 6 | 8.1 | ||||
| Moderate 20–28 pt | 6 | 8.1 | ||||
| Severe 29–63 pt | 1 | 1.4 | ||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 44 | 59.5 | ||||
| Male | 30 | 40.5 | ||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Chinese | 49 | 41.9 | ||||
| Indian | 14 | 12.0 | ||||
| Malay | 2 | 1.8 | ||||
| Others | 9 | 7.7 | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| Below tertiary | 17 | 23 | ||||
| Tertiary and above | 57 | 77 | ||||
| Vision | ||||||
| Corrected | 47 | 40.2 | ||||
| Normal | 27 | 23.1 | ||||
| Hearing | ||||||
| Corrected | 3 | 2.6 | ||||
| Normal | 71 | 60.7 | ||||