| Intervention group (n = 62) % (n) | Control group (n = 87) % (n) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 77.4 (48) | 72.4 (63) |  |
 Male | 22.6 (14) | 27.6 (24) | 0.490 |
Mean age (95 % CI) | 35.6 (32–39) | 40 (36–40) | 0.081 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 50.0 (30) | 40.5 (34) |  |
 Married/cohabiting | 43.4 (26) | 41.7 (35) |  |
 Separated/divorced | 6.7 (4) | 13.1 (11) |  |
 Widowed | 0.0 (0) | 3.6 (3) | 0.312 |
Living status | Â | Â | Â |
 Alone | 37.7 (23) | 39.7 (29) |  |
 With others | 62.3 (35) | 60.3 (48) | 0.959 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 Elementary high school | 12.9 (8) | 25.9 (22) |  |
 Secondary vocational | 54.8 (34) | 49.4 (42) |  |
 College/university | 32.3 (20) | 24.7 (21) | 0.143 |
 Employment status |  |  |  |
 Employed, student, military | 49.2 (30) | 40.5 (34) |  |
 Unemployed | 14.8 (9) | 13.1 (11) |  |
 Sick leave | 6.6 (4) | 11.9 (10) |  |
 Welfare recipient | 23.0 (14) | 13.1 (11) |  |
 Retired | 0.0 (0) | 7.1 (6) |  |
 Maternity leave | 1.6 (1) | 1.2 (1) |  |
 Other | 4.9 (3) | 13.1 (11) | 0.103 |
Previously hospitalised for DSH | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 38.2 (21) | 48.1 (37) |  |
 Yes | 61.8 (34) | 51.9 (40) | 0.260 |
Previous psychiatric outpatient treatment | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 44.3 (27) | 45.1 (37) |  |
 Once | 11.5 (7) | 17.1 (14) |  |
 2–3 times | 14.8 (9) | 9.8 (8) |  |
 4 times or more | 29.5 (18) | 28.0 (23) | 0.679 |
Previous psychiatric inpatient treatment | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 59.0 (36) | 69.9 (58) |  |
 Once | 9.8 (6) | 12.0 (10) |  |
 2–3 times | 14.8 (9) | 9.6 (8) |  |
 4 times or more | 16.4 (10) | 8.4 (7) | 0.326 |
Want help to solve the problems that triggered the current episode | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 9.8 (6) | 6.2 (5) |  |
 Yes | 90.2 (55) | 93.8 (76) | 0.419 |