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Table 2 Baseline characteristics and first 3-month BWW utilization among extension trial participants

From: Extending access to a web-based mental health intervention: who wants more, what happens to use over time, and is it helpful? Results of a concealed, randomized controlled extension study

Baseline Variable

Extension Group

n = 55

Discontinuation Group

n = 57

Recruitment site, n(%)a

 A (General Hospital)

27 (47)

25 (45)

 B (Provincial Mental Health Facility)

16 (28)

17 (31)

 C (Ambulatory Care Hospital)

14 (25)

13 (24)

RAS-r total score, mean (SD)

82.4 (13.9)

83.8 (12.7)

PHQ-9 total score, mean (SD)

13.3 (6.6)

10.9 (5.7)

GAD-7 total score, mean (SD)

9.9 (5.0)

9.6 (5.4)

EQ VAS, mean (SD)

54.4 (24.3)

60.0 (19.6)

CIQ total score, mean (SD)

13.7 (4.7)

13.7 (4.4)

Total number of BWW log-ins in first 3 months, median (Q1,Q3)

7 (2, 22)

7 (2, 18)

Age, mean (SD)

40.6 (13.1)

43.0 (12.2)

Gender, n(%)

 Male

9 (16)

18 (32)

 Female

46 (84)

38 (67)

 Transgendered

0 (0)

1 (2)

Ethnicity, n(%)

 White

48 (87)

44 (77)

 Non-white

7 (13)

13 (23)

Relationship Status, n(%)

 In a relationship

28 (51)

35 (61)

 Not in a relationship

27 (49)

22 (39)

Employment Status, n(%)

 Full-time (including. Homemaker with young children)

14 (25)

26 (46)

 Part-time/volunteer/homemaker without young children

11 (20)

6 (11)

 Not working

29 (53)

25 (44)

 Missing

1 (< 1)

0 (0)

Household income [$CAD], n(%)

  < $35 K

26 (47)

19 (33)

 $35 K - $50 K

4 (7)

7 (12)

 $50 K - $80 K

7 (13)

11 (19)

  > $80 K

12 (22)

12 (21)

 Missing

6 (11)

8 (14)

Age [y] first experienced mental health problems, median (Q1,Q3)

14 (8, 20)

16 (13, 29)

Age [y] first sought help, median (Q1,Q3)

19 (15, 27)

25 (18, 37)

Taking psychotropic medication, n(%)

48 (87)

40 (70)

  1. Baseline represents the time point when extended access was offered. Percentages are column percentages and may not add exactly to 100.0% due to rounding
  2. aRandomisation was stratified by recruitment site
  3. SD standard deviation, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, CAD Canadian RAS-r: Recovery Assessment Scale – revised, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 item, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire – 7 item, EQ-VAS EuroQOL Visual Analog Scale, CIQ Community Integration Questionnaire