Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the intervention, attention control (AC) and waitlist (WL) groups at baseline
Characteristics | myCompass | Attention control | Wait list |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 231) | (n = 246) | (n = 228) |
Socio-demographics | |||
 Mean age (SD) | 39 (10.73) | 40 (11.42) | 38 (10.26) |
 Female | 160 (70%) | 170 (70%) | 161(70%) |
 Married | 97 (42%) | 104 (42%) | 87 (38%) |
 Employed | 196 (85%) | 206 (84%) | 189 (83%) |
 Student | 46 (20%) | 53 (22%) | 47 (21%) |
Education level | |||
 Secondary school or lower | 25 (11%) | 47 (19%) | 41 (18%) |
 Trade certificate or diploma | 70 (30%) | 79 (32%) | 50 (22%) |
 University under-graduate or more | 135 (58%) | 118 (48%) | 134 (59%) |
Daily computer use | 225 (97%) | 234 (95%) | 219 (96%) |
Daily mobile phone use | 223 (96%) | 234 (95%) | 220 (96%) |
Clinical history | |||
Experienced an episode | |||
 Depression | 201 (87%) | 222 (90%) | 198 (87%) |
 Anxiety | 188 (81%) | 208 (85%) | 196 (86%) |
 Stress | 221 (96%) | 241 (98%) | 225 (99%) |
Frequency of previous episodes | |||
 Depression - > 5 times | 116 (50%) | 109 (44%) | 106 (46%) |
 Anxiety - > 5 times | 106 (46%) | 107 (43%) | 108 (47%) |
 Stress - > 5 times | 153 (66%) | 146 (59%) | 132 (58%) |
Episode in the last month | |||
 Depression | 82 (35%) | 108 (44%) | 89 (39%) |
 Anxiety | 68 (29%) | 87 (35%) | 87 (38%) |
 Stress | 134 (58%) | 129 (52%) | 151 (66%) |
Distress caused by most recent episode (Mean, SD) a | |||
 Depression | 7.98 (1.78) | 7.75 (2.25) | 8.09 (2.06) |
 Anxiety | 7.82 (1.67) | 7.44 (1.92) | 8.02 (1.89) |
 Stress | 7.64 (1.75) | 7.54 (2.07) | 7.52 (2.08) |
Comorbid symptomsb | 140 (61%) | 161 (65%) | 149 (65%) |