Characteristics | intervention group | control group | all participants |
---|---|---|---|
n = 25 | n = 24 | n = 49 | |
Family members | |||
Age, mean (SD), y | 55.4 (14.5) | 57.2 (13.2) | 56.3 (13.8) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Female | 18 (72.0) | 15 (62.5) | 33 (67.3) |
Male | 7 (28.0) | 9 (37.5) | 16 (32.7) |
Family relationship, n (%) | |||
father | 1 (4.0) | 2 (8.3) | 3 (6.1) |
mother | 8 (32.0) | 9 (37.5) | 17 (34.6) |
husband | 5 (20.0) | 6 (25.0) | 11 (22.4) |
wife | 10 (40.0) | 5 (20.8) | 15 (30.6) |
daughter | 0 | 1 (4.2) | 1 (2.0) |
son | 1 (4.0) | 1 (4.2) | 2 (4.0) |
K6, mean (SD) | 5.2 (3.3) | 5.6 (4.4) | 5.4 (3.9) |
BDI-II, mean (SD) | 11.4 (5.8) | 11.6 (7.2) | 11.5 (6.5) |
J-ZBI_8, mean (SD) | 8.3 (6.1) | 8.6 (5.6) | 8.4 (5.8) |
FAS, mean (SD) | 43.4 (19.9) | 41.2 (20.2) | 42.3 (19.8) |
Patient | |||
Age, mean (SD), y | 43.5 (17.4) | 43.9 (18.2) | 43.7 (17.6) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Female | 11 (44.0) | 13 (54.2) | 24 (49.0) |
Male | 14 (56.0) | 11 (45.8) | 25 (51.0) |
Duration of treatment for index episode, mean (SD), y | 7.0 (6.4) | 9.2 (8.4) | 8.1 (7.5) |
Number of admissions, mean (SD) | 0.8 (1.1) | 1.7 (3.4) | 1.2 (2.5) |
Experience of ECT treatment, n (%) | 4 (16.0) | 3 (12.5) | 7 (14.3) |
Antidepressant usage, mean (SD), DDD | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.7) |
Hypnotics usage, mean (SD), DDD | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.6 (0.9) |
Antianxiety usage, mean (SD), DDD | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) |
Antipsychotics, n (%) | 7 (28.0) | 5 (20.8) | 12 (24.5) |
Lithium, n (%) | 5 (20.0) | 6 (25.0) | 11 (22.4) |
BDI-II, mean (SD) | 22.2 (10.4) | 25.7 (15.1) | 24.0 (12.9) |
FAD, mean (SD) | |||
PS (Problem Solving) | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.6) |
CM (Communication) | 2.2 (0.3) | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.4) |
RL (Roles) | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.4) |
AR (Affective Responsiveness) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.6) | 2.2 (0.5) |
AI (Affective Involvement) | 2.1 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.4) |
BC (Behavior Control) | 2.2 (0.3) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.4) |
GF (General functioning) | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.1 (0.5) |
SF-36, mean (SD) | |||
PCS (Physical component summary) | 48.6 (15.4) | 48.6 (15.4) | 46.8 (15.4) |
MCS (Mental component summary) | 42.2 (8.9) | 42.2 (9.8) | 42.2 (9.2) |