Table 1.
General characteristics of participants.
| Participants of the Focus Groups (Patients and Informal Caregivers) | N = 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 50.72 (9.39) | |
| Age range | 38–65 | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Women | 8 (72.73) | |
| Men | 3 (27.27) | |
| Informal caregivers | 2 | |
| Patients of the focus groups | N = 9 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 52.11 (9.81) | |
| Age range | 38–65 | |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Married/with a partner | 5 (55.55) | |
| Single/separated/widowed | 4 (44.44) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Women | 6 (66.67) | |
| Men | 3 (33.33) | |
| Educational level, n | ||
| No formal education/incomplete primary education | 3 | |
| Primary education | 1 | |
| Lower secondary education | 1 | |
| Higher secondary education | 4 | |
| University education | 0 | |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| F32-F33 Major depressive disorder | 8 (88.89) | |
| F34 Dysthymic disorder | 1 (11.11) | |
| Diagnosis duration, mean (SD) | 5.47 (6.65) | |
| Total antidepressant drugs, mean (SD) | 2 | |
| Antidepressant drug range | 1–4 | |
| Adherence to antidepressant treatment (Sidorkiewicz), mean (SD) | 6.78 (2.77) | |
| Adherence to antidepressant treatment (Sidorkiewicz), n (%) | ||
| Yes | 1 (11.11) | |
| No | 8 (88.89) | |
| BDI-II, mean (SD) | 37.2 (9.55) | |
| Participants in the semi-structured interviews (psychiatrists) | N = 6 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 39.43 (11.83) | |
| Age range | 29–63 | |
| Women | 3 (50) | |
| Men | 3 (50) | |
| Island | ||
| Gran Canaria | 4 | |
| Tenerife | 2 | |
BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition; n: number of patients; NA: not applicable; SD: standard deviation; Sidorkiewicz: Sidorkiewicz adherence instrument.