Qualitative evaluation of a preventive intervention for the offspring of parents with a history of depression

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic information about the interview and focus group sample

Primary parent^a	n	Mean (SD)	Min-Max	%
Age	15	47.73 (5.27)	37–54
Gender (f/m)	15			40/60
Highest level of Education (Secondary school/A-levels/undergraduate degree/PhD)	15			6/27/47/20
Parents living together (y/n)	13/1			93/7
Nationality: German (y/n)	13/0			100/0
Depressive episode at start of intervention (yes/no)	11/4			73/27
Number of previous depressive episodes	12	7.10 (5.10)	1–15
Depression severity (BDI prior to intervention)	15	20.47 (10.16)	1–40
Treated for depression prior to intervention (y/n)	13/1			93/7
Partner^b
Age	2	42.50 (2.12)	41–44
Gender (w/m)	3			67/33
Highest level of Education (Secondary school/A-levels/undergraduate degree)	3			33/33/33
Children
Age	22	13.09 (2.41)	9–17
Gender (w/m)	22			50/50

aThe parent with a history of depression through which the family fulfilled the study eligibility criteria
^bTwo of the three partners had experienced an episode of depression themselves

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