Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients consenting/not consenting to texting sub-study
Characteristic | Consenting | Not consenting | Randomised |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 527 (69.8%) | n = 228 (30.2%) | n = 755 (100%) | |
Age: Mean (SD) | |||
Years | 41.6 (11.5) | 49.5 (15.6) | 44.0 (13.4) |
Gender | |||
Female | 399 (75.7%) | 155 (68.0%) | 554 (73.4%) |
Employment | |||
Working full-time | 217 (42.3%) | 64 (28.3%) | 281 (38.0%) |
Working part-time | 104 (20.3%) | 40 (17.7%) | 144 (19.5%) |
Unable to work | 61 (11.9%) | 34 (15.0%) | 95 (12.9%) |
Looking after home/family | 62 (12.1%) | 21 (9.3%) | 83 (11.2%) |
Retired | 19 (3.7%) | 46 (20.4%) | 65 (8.8%) |
Full-time education | 21 (4.1%) | 2 (0.9%) | 23 (3.1%) |
Other | 29 (5.7%) | 19 (8.4%) | 48 (6.5%) |
Total | 513 (100%) | 226 (100%) | 739 (100%) |
Depression: Mean (SD) | |||
Age at first major episode | 23.7 (10.7) | 28.5 (14.8) | 25.2 (12.3) |
BDI-II | 32.6 (8.6) | 32.4 (9.2) | 32.6 (8.8) |
PHQ-9* | 16.0 (5.3) | 15.8 (5.1) | 16.0 (5.3) |