Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the sample, by study arm (N = 256)
Intervention (CFI) N134 (%) | Usual care (UC) N122(%) | Total N256(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex: | |||
Women | 86(64.2) | 73(59.8) | 159(62.1) |
Men | 47(35.1) | 49(40.2) | 96(37.5) |
Missing | 1(.7) | . | 1(.4) |
Age group: | |||
17-24 | 37(27.6) | 32(26.2) | 69(27.0) |
25-34 | 34(25.4) | 40(32.8) | 74(28.9) |
35-44 | 24(17.9) | 25(20.5) | 49(19.1) |
45-64 | 38(28.4) | 24(19.7) | 62(24.2) |
Missing | 1(.7) | 1(.8) | 2(.7) |
Employment group: | |||
Employed | 58(43.3) | 55(45.1) | 113(44.1) |
Not employed | 31(23.1) | 36(29.5) | 67(26.2) |
Welfare benefits | 40(29.9) | 28(23.0) | 68(26.6) |
Missing | 5(3.7) | 3(2.5) | 8(3.1) |
Educational level: | |||
Elementary school or lower | 25(18.7) | 39(32.0) | 64(25.0) |
College | 28(20.9) | 22(18.0) | 50(19.5) |
Senior high school | 53(39.6) | 41(33.6) | 94(36.7) |
Missing | 28(20.9) | 20(16.4) | 48(18.8) |
Referral diagnosis: | |||
Suspicion of psychiatric diagnoses | 91(67.9) | 94(77.0) | 185(72.3) |
Generic problem description | 35(26.1) | 27(22.1) | 62(24.2) |
No indication | 8(6.0) | 1(.8) | 9(3.5) |
Referring agency: | |||
Voluntary admission | 29(21.6) | 36(29.5) | 65(25.4) |
Referral from primary care clinics | 69(51.5) | 52(42.6) | 121(47.3) |
Referral from other caregivers | 28(20.9) | 34(27.9) | 62(24.2) |
Missing | 8(6.0) | . | 8(3.1) |
Country of origina | |||
Middle east | 15(11.2) | 14(11.5) | 29(11.3) |
Other European countries | 16(11.9) | 9(7.4) | 25(9.8) |
Sweden or other Nordic countries | 85(63.4) | 73(59.8) | 158(61.7) |
Other | 12(9.0) | 15(12.3) | 27(10.5) |
Missing | 6(4.5) | 11(9.0) | 17(6.6) |
Mother tongue: | |||
Swedish | 70(52.2) | 68(55.7) | 138(53.9) |
Non-Swedish | 57(42.5) | 46(37.7) | 103(40.2) |
Missing | 7(5.2) | 8(6.6) | 15(5.9) |
Number of years in Sweden (when country of origin not Sweden): | M (SD) 17.8 (11.1) | M (SD) 16.9 (10.3) | 17.35(10.6) |