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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the Control (n = 93) and Intervention (n = 103) groups at baseline (T0)

From: Improving treatment decision-making in bipolar II disorder: a phase II randomised controlled trial of an online patient decision-aid

 

Control

Intervention

M (SD)

M (SD)

Age

39.38 (12.73)

39.40 (11.06)

 

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Female

69 (74.2)

73 (70.9)

 Male

24 (25.8)

30 (29.1)

Highest qualification

 Year 12 / HSC or below

13 (14.0)

18 (17.5)

 TAFE certificate / diploma

29 (31.2)

33 (32.0)

 University degree

33 (35.5)

34 (33.0)

 Postgraduate degree

18 (19.4)

18 (17.5)

Current employment

 Working full-time

33 (35.5)

34 (33.0)

 Working part-time

13 (14.0)

21 (20.4)

 On sick leave

17 (18.3)

17 (16.5)

 Not employed/retired/home duties

12 (12.9)

17 (16.5)

 Studying

13 (14.0)

9 (8.7)

 Other (e.g., casual employment, combination)

5 (5.4)

5 (4.9)

Country of birth

 Australia

71 (76.3)

63 (61.2)

 Other (e.g., New Zealand, USA, UK, Canada)

22 (23.7)

40 (38.8)

Language spoken at home

 English

89 (95.7)

99 (96.1)

 Other (e.g., Cantonese, Portuguese)

4 (4.3)

4 (3.9)

Current relationship status

 Single/dating

39 (41.9)

32 (31.1)

 Married/living with partner

43 (46.2)

60 (58.3)

 Separated or divorced

9 (9.7)

10 (9.7)

 Widowed

2 (2.2)

1 (1.0)

Marital status changed since BPII diagnosis (yes)

18 (19.4)

27 (26.2)

Children (yes)

40 (43.0)

58 (56.3)

Current living arrangements

 By yourself/independently

20 (21.5)

19 (18.4)

 With partner (with/out children)

46 (49.5)

59 (57.3)

 With children only

2 (2.2)

7 (6.8)

 With other family member/s

13 (14.0)

10 (9.7)

 With non-family members

10 (10.8)

5 (4.9)

 Other (e.g., Combination of above)

2 (2.2)

3 (2.9)

Referral pathway

 Self-referral online

87 (93.5)

95 (92.2)

 Clinic referral

6 (6.5)

8 (7.8)