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Table 1 Demographic description of the participants

From: Choosing between Internet-based psychodynamic versus cognitive behavioral therapy for depression: a pilot preference study

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ICBT (Nā€‰=ā€‰30)

IPDT (Nā€‰=ā€‰14)

Gender

Female

20 (66.7%)

10 (71.4%)

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Male

10 (33.3%)

4 (28.6%)

Age

Mean (SD)

46.0 (13.1)

44.4 (12.9)

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Min - Max

25 ā€“ 72

21 ā€“ 65

Marital status

Married or co-habiting

19 (63.3%)

10 (71.4%)

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Other

11 (36.7%)

4 (28.6%)

Educational level

College or university, at least 3 years

24 (80.0%)

9 (64.3%)

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College or university, shorter than 3 years

3 (10.0%)

2 (14.3%)

Ā 

Other

3 (10.0%)

3 (21.4%)

Employment status

Employed

26 (86.7%)

10 (71.4%)

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Other

4 (13.3%)

4 (28.6%)

Medication status at intake

Present

5 (16.7%)

4 (28.6%)

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Prior history

8 (26.7%)

4 (28.6%)

Ā 

No history

17 (56.7%)

6 (42.9%)

Psychological treatment

Prior history

17 (56.7%)

7 (50.0%)

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No history

13 (43.3%)

7 (50.0%)

Depression at intake

In acute episode

20 (66.7%)

8 (57.1%)

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In partial remission

10 (33.3%)

6 (42.9%)

Comorbidity at intake

Social anxiety disorder

8 (26.7%)

5 (35.7%)

Ā 

Generalized anxiety disorder

7 (23.3%)

3 (21.4%)

Ā 

Panic disorder

1 (3.3%)

1 (7.1%)

Ā 

Obsessive compulsive disorder

1 (3.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Ā 

Post-traumatic stress disorder

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

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Any anxiety disorder

13 (43.3%)

9 (64.3%)

Strength of preference

Mean (SD)

2.90 (0.85)

2.93 (1.07)

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Min ā€“ Max

1 ā€“ 4

1 ā€“ 4

  1. Note: ICBTā€‰=ā€‰Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy; IPDTā€‰=ā€‰Internet-based psychodynamic therapy.