Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults
Variable | Mean (s.d.; range) or count (%) |
|---|---|
Demographic variables | |
Age (years) | 30.68 (12.19; 18–82) |
Sex (female) | 3,020 (42.09) |
Sex (male) | 4,121 (57.44) |
Sex (missing) | 34 (0.47) |
Ethnicity (any ethnically minoritized background) | 392 (5.55) |
Ethnicity (any White ethnic background) | 6,107 (85.11) |
Ethnicity (missing) | 676 (9.42) |
Employment status (employed) | 3,717 (51.80) |
Employment status (not in employment) | 2,953 (41.16) |
Employment status (missing) | 505 (7.04) |
Co-occurring conditions | |
Recorded long-term health condition | 2041 (28.45) |
No recorded long-term health condition | 3,374 (47.02) |
Long-term health condition (missing) | 1760 (24.53) |
Intellectual disability diagnosis | 305 (4.25) |
No recorded intellectual disability diagnosis | 6,870 (95.75) |
Baseline clinical variables | |
Baseline PHQ-9 | 16.75 (5.46, 0–27) |
Baseline GAD-7 | 14.79 (4.34, 0–21) |
Baseline WSAS | 20.59 (9.31; 0–40) |
Presenting problem (depression) | 2,042 (28.46) |
Presenting problem (anxiety) | 1,788 (24.92) |
Presenting problem (mixed anxiety–depression) | 1,422 (19.82) |
Presenting problem (missing) | 1,923 (26.80) |
Taking psychotropic medication at baseline | 3,634 (56.52) |
Not taking psychotropic medication at baseline | 3,541 (49.35) |
Treatment factors | |
Intervention received: intensity known | 3,210 (44.74) |
Intervention received: low-intensity intervention | 2,302 (71.71) |
Intervention received: high-intensity intervention | 1,689 (52.62) |
Dropout | 1,461 (20.36) |
Onward referral | 446 (6.22) |
Treatment outcomes | |
Reliable improvement | 4,563 (63.60) |
Reliable recovery | 2,583 (36.00) |
Reliable deterioration | 696 (9.70) |
