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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and family members at baseline

From: Brief multifamily Psychoeducation for family members of patients with chronic major depression: a randomized controlled trial

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)