Table 1 Demographic characteristics for participants that did and did not seek help for depression
From: Determinants of help-seeking behavior in depression: a cross-sectional study
Help-seeking (N = 66) | Non-help-seeking (N = 36) | |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male | 32 (49) | 15 (42) |
Female | 34 (51) | 21 (58) |
Age, mean (SD) | 51.41 (17.07) | 53.26 (17.84) |
Education, n (%) | ||
Low | 15 (23) | 10 (29) |
Middle | 24 (36) | 11 (30) |
High | 27 (41) | 14 (41) |
Partner status, n (%) | ||
Partner | 32 (49) | 21 (58) |
No partner | 34 (51) | 15 (42) |
Psychological distress, n (%) | ||
Mild | 20 (30) | 12 (34) |
Moderate | 20 (30) | 9 (26) |
Severe | 26 (40) | 14 (40) |
Co-morbid anxiety disorder, n (%) | ||
No | 33 (50) | 22 (61) |
Yes | 33 (50) | 14 (39) |
Co-morbid physical illness, n (%) | ||
No | 12 (19) | 5 (16) |
Yes | 52 (81) | 27 (84) |
Loneliness, n (%) | ||
No | 14 (21) | 5 (14) |
Yes | 52 (79) | 30 (86) |
Neuroticism, mean (SD) | 27.7 (7.8) | 27.0 (6.5) |
Personal stigma, mean (SD) | 11.8 (5.6) | 15.6 (5.1) |
Perceived stigma, mean (SD) | 21.1 (5.1) | 21.3 (5.3) |
Current diagnosis, n (%) | ||
Major depression | 52 (79) | 30 (83) |
Dysthymia | 4 (6) | 1 (3) |
Major depression and dysthymia | 10 (15) | 5 (14) |
Life-time diagnosis, n (%) | ||
Lifetime dysthymia, no lifetime MDD | 3 (5) | 0 (0) |
Lifetime MDD, no lifetime dysthymia | 40 (61) | 23 (64) |
Both lifetime MDD and lifetime dysthymia | 23 (34) | 13 (36) |
Characteristics, mean (SD) | ||
Age onset first episode (8–78) | 36.45 (17.43) | 36.64 (18.10) |
Mean episodes (1–70) | 9.04 (13.42) | 13.57 (16.14) |
Duration of complaints, n (%) | ||
0–12 months | 14 (21) | 14 (41) |
12 months or longer | 52 (79) | 20 (59) |