Table 1 Characteristics of Participants
From: The self-management of longer-term depression: learning from the patient, a qualitative study
Age | 18-35 | 7 |
|---|---|---|
36-55 | 8 | |
56-75 | 5 | |
75+ | 1 | |
Gender | Female | 15 |
Male | 6 | |
Ethnicity | White UK | 17 |
White not UK | 1 | |
BME UK | 2 | |
BME not UK | 1 | |
Severity of depression (self-reported) | Mild | 2 |
Moderate | 6 | |
Severe | 7 | |
Moderate and Severe | 1 | |
Mild and Moderate | 1 | |
Ticked all 3 | 4 | |
Length of depression | Average | 16Â years |
Range | 1½-40 years | |
Type of depression | Dysthymia | 3 |
Persistent major depression | 5 | |
Recurrent depression | 13 | |
Other health conditions | Physical health | 10 |
Mental health | 1 | |
Physical and mental health | 1 | |
None | 9 | |
Services used (some ticked more than one category) | Primary | 18 |
Secondary | 14 | |
Voluntary | 13 | |
Managed depression well (self-reported) | Yes | 9 |
No | 6 | |
Ticked both boxes | 3 | |
Not responded/other | 3 |