Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PPEP4All-PDD and CAU participants
Characteristic | Total (N = 70) | PPEP4All-PDD (n = 37) | PPEP4All-PDD partner (n = 14) | CAU (n = 33) | Test statistic | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 57 (11.7) | 55 (10.4) | 58 (14.6) | 59 (12.8) | t(68) = − 1.31 | 0.19 |
Gender | ||||||
Female, n (%) | 48 (68.6%) | 26 (70.3%) | 6 (42.9%) | 22 (66.7%) | χ2(1) = 0.10 | 0.75 |
Male, n (%) | 22 (31.4%) | 11 (29.7%) | 8 (57.1%) | 11 (33.3%) | ||
Ethnic backgrounda | ||||||
Dutch, n (%) | 53 (75.7%) | 29 (78.4%) | 12 (85.7%) | 24 (72.7%) | χ2(1) = 0.30 | 0.58 |
Other, n (%) | 17 (24.3%) | 8 (21.6%) | 2 (14.3%) | 9 (27.3%) | ||
Education levelb | ||||||
Lower education, n (%) | 23 (32.9%) | 26 (70.3%) | 3 (21.4%) | 21 (63.6%) | χ2(1) = 0.35 | 0.55 |
Higher education, n (%) | 47 (67.1%) | 11 (29.7%) | 11 (78.6%) | 12 (36.4%) | ||
Employment statusc | ||||||
Employed, n (%) | 7 (10.0%) | 4 (10.8%) | 5 (35.7%) | 3 (9.1%) | χ2(1) = 0.06 | 1.00 |
Unemployed/retired, n (%) | 63 (90.0%) | 33 (89.2%) | 9 (64.3%) | 30 (90.9%) | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Married/cohabitating, n (%) | 39 (55.7%) | 21 (56.8%) | 11 (78.6%) | 18 (54.5%) | χ2(1) = 0.03 | 0.85 |
Other (single, widowed, divorced), n (%) | 31 (44.3%) | 16 (43.2%) | 3 (21.4%) | 15 (45.5%) | ||
Depressive symptoms (IDS-SR), mean (SD) | 34.5 (14.9) | 33.6 (15.3) | – | 35.6 (14.6) | t(68) = − 0.54 | 0.59 |
Psychopathological symptoms (SQ-48), mean (SD) | 62.5 (27.4) | 61.73 (31.0) | – | 63.33 (23.1) | t(68) = − 0.24 | 0.81 |
Bothered-By Problem (B4CZ-Bb), mean (SD)d | 25.6 (15.9) | 27.1 (16.0) | 8.3 (8.5) | 24.1 (15.8) | t(67) = 0.79 | 0.43 |
Need for help (B4CZ-NfH), mean (SD) | 27.8 (16.2) | 28.6 (17.9) | 12.1 (11.0) | 26.9 (14.3) | t(67) = 0.42 | 0.68 |
Mental resilience (BRS), mean (SD) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | – | 2.2 (0.7) | t(68) = 0.43 | 0.67 |
Well-being/unhappiness (SRH), median (IQR)e | 4.5 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | – | 4.0 (2.0) | U = 553.00 | 0.48 |