Research Article
Analysing Psychosocial Difficulties in Depression: A Content Comparison between Systematic Literature Review and Patient Perspective
Table 2
Characteristics of the participants in the individual interviews.
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Variables | Setting | | Specialized care | Primary care | | (, 75.3%) | (, 24.7%) |
| | Age | () | () | | 18–34 | 4 (6.6%) | 4 (20.0%) | | 35–49 | 14 (23.0%) | 6 (30.0%) | | 50–64 | 29 (47.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | | 65+ | 14 (23.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | | Gender | | | | Female | 50 (82.0%) | 17 (85.0%) | | Level of education | | | | Less than primary school | 11 (18.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | | Primary school completed | 9 (14.8%) | 4 (20.0%) | | Secondary school completed | 5 (8.2%) | 4 (20.0%) | | High School | 10 (16.4%) | 4 (20.0%) | | University | 20 (32.8%) | 2 (10.0%) | | Postgraduate studies completed | 6 (9.8%) | 3 (15.0%) | | Work situation | | | | Working | 14 (23.0%) | 8 (40%) | | Working (sick leave) | 9 (14.7%) | 1 (5.0%) | | Unemployed | 18 (29.5%) | 4 (20.0%) | | Homemaker | 8 (13.1%) | 4 (20.0%) | | Student | 1 (1.6%) | — | | Retired | 7 (11.5%) | 1 (5.0%) | | Disability pension | 3 (4.9%) | — | | Others | 1 (1.6%) | 2 (10.0%) | | Number of previous depressive episodes | () | () | | 0 (first episode) | 7 (11.5%) | 3 (15.0%) | | 1-2 | 26 (41.7%) | 11 (55.0%) | | +2 | 15 (24.5%) | 2 (10.0%) | | Self-administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SCQ) [18], MD (SD) | 12.8 (5.1) | 11.8 (5.1) | | Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 (HDRS)* | () | () | | Mild | 4 (6.6%) | 11 (55.0%) | | Moderate | 13 (21.3%) | 8 (40.0%) | | Severe | 42 (68.9%) | 1 (5.0%) | | Suicide attempts | () | () | | No | 48 (78.7%) | 15 (75.0%) | | Yes | 9 (14.8%) | 4 (20.0%) |
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Cutoff points based on [19].
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