Table 2 Comparison of sociodemographic and disease-related data between the two groups.
From: Individualized psychological intervention for medication adherence in outpatients with depression
Characteristic | Category | Intervention (n = 30) | Control (n = 30) | χ² | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||||
Sex | Male | 3 | 10.00 | 10 | 33.30 | 4.81 | 0.03 |
Female | 27 | 90.00 | 20 | 66.70 | |||
Age (years) | 0–18 | 7 | 23.30 | 15 | 50.00 | 4.97 | 0.08 |
19–30 | 20 | 66.70 | 14 | 46.70 | |||
31–40 | 3 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.30 | |||
Ethnicity | Han | 28 | 93.30 | 30 | 100.00 | 2.07 | 0.15 |
Minority | 2 | 6.70 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Residence | Rural | 4 | 13.30 | 5 | 16.70 | 0.39 | 0.94 |
Small town/county | 10 | 33.30 | 8 | 26.70 | |||
Medium-sized city | 8 | 26.70 | 8 | 26.70 | |||
Large city | 8 | 26.70 | 9 | 30.00 | |||
Birth order | Only child | 12 | 40.00 | 6 | 20.00 | 5.31 | 0.26 |
Eldest | 11 | 36.70 | 10 | 33.30 | |||
Second | 4 | 13.30 | 11 | 36.70 | |||
Third | 1 | 3.30 | 1 | 3.30 | |||
Fourth | 2 | 6.70 | 2 | 6.70 | |||
Economic status | Good | 5 | 16.70 | 10 | 33.30 | 2.27 | 0.32 |
Fair | 22 | 73.30 | 18 | 60.00 | |||
Poor | 3 | 10.00 | 2 | 8.30 | |||
Employment status | Unemployed | 19 | 63.30 | 19 | 63.30 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Employed | 11 | 36.70 | 11 | 36.70 | |||
Education level | Below senior high | 2 | 6.70 | 1 | 3.30 | 5.50 | 0.23 |
Senior high | 8 | 26.70 | 12 | 40.00 | |||
College diploma | 10 | 33.30 | 5 | 16.70 | |||
Bachelor | 8 | 26.70 | 12 | 40.00 | |||
Master | 2 | 6.70 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Marital status | Never married | 28 | 93.30 | 28 | 93.30 | 1.33 | 0.51 |
Married | 1 | 3.30 | 2 | 6.70 | |||
Divorced | 1 | 3.30 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Severity of depression | Mild | 1 | 3.30 | 3 | 10.00 | 1.50 | 0.47 |
Moderate | 11 | 36.70 | 8 | 26.70 | |||
Severe | 18 | 60.00 | 19 | 63.30 | |||
Family history of mental disorders | Absent | 25 | 83.30 | 27 | 90.00 | 0.58 | 0.45 |
Present | 5 | 16.70 | 3 | 10.00 | |||
Treatment preference | Psychotherapy only | 2 | 6.70 | 2 | 6.70 | 0.23 | 0.97 |
Pharmacotherapy only | 9 | 30.00 | 9 | 30.00 | |||
Combined | 17 | 56.70 | 16 | 53.30 | |||
Self-adjustment | 2 | 6.70 | 3 | 10.00 | |||
Pharmacotherapy preference | Western medicine | 14 | 46.70 | 13 | 43.30 | 0.24 | 0.89 |
Traditional Chinese medicine | 2 | 6.70 | 3 | 10.00 | |||
Combined Chinese & Western | 14 | 46.70 | 14 | 46.70 | |||
