Table 2 Sample covariates assessed at trial baseline (N = 542)
Categorical variables | N | %a |
|---|---|---|
Recruitment Setting (missing = 20) | ||
 Youth Clinics | 27 | 5.2 |
 Psychotherapy Clinic | 29 | 5.6 |
 Specialized Therapy Programs | 77 | 14.8 |
 Crisis Services | 92 | 17.6 |
 Substance use disorder program | 100 | 19.2 |
 General Psychiatry Clinics | 197 | 37.7 |
Gender (missing = 4) | ||
 Transgender | 1 | 0.2 |
 Woman | 393 | 72.5 |
 Man | 144 | 26.6 |
Ethnicity (missing = 0) | ||
 White | 444 | 81.9 |
 Non-white | 98 | 18.1 |
Relationship Status (missing = 0) | ||
 In a relationship | 288 | 53.1 |
 Not in a relationship | 254 | 46.9 |
Employment Status (missing = 3) | ||
 Full-time | 181 | 33.6 |
 Part-time | 100 | 18.6 |
 Not working - retired or actively looking for work | 76 | 14.1 |
 Not working – not looking for work | 182 | 33.8 |
Agree with: Self-help tools helpful for people with mental health problems (missing = 0) | ||
 Somewhat or definitely agree | 518 | 95.6 |
 Somewhat or completely disagree | 24 | 4.4 |
How much expected improvement in mental health through BWW (missing = 0) | ||
 Less than 50% | 195 | 36.0 |
 More than 50% | 204 | 37.6 |
 50% | 143 | 26.4 |
Prior 3-month mental health contacts (missing = 9) | ||
 High | 173 | 32.5 |
 Moderate | 242 | 45.4 |
 Low | 118 | 22.1 |
PHQ-9 depression score (missing = 0) | ||
 Severe | 166 | 30.6 |
 Moderate-severe | 122 | 22.5 |
 Moderate | 125 | 23.1 |
 Mild | 90 | 16.6 |
 Minimal | 39 | 7.2 |
GAD-7 anxiety score (missing = 0) | ||
 Severe | 207 | 38.2 |
 Moderate | 70 | 24.5 |
 Mild | 133 | 12.9 |
 None | 132 | 24.4 |
Continuous variables | Mean | SD |
Age (missing = 0) | 41.1 | 13.4 |
Age first experienced mental health problems (missing = 0) | 18.7 | 12.5 |
RAS-r subscales (missing = 3) | ||
 Personal confidence and hope | 27.0 | 6.7 |
 Willingness to ask for help | 10.8 | 2.7 |
 Goal and success orientation | 17.8 | 3.7 |
 Reliance on others | 15.3 | 2.9 |
 Not dominated by symptoms | 7.1 | 2.7 |