Research Article

Do Nonsuicidal Severely Depressed Individuals with Diabetes Profit from Internet-Based Guided Self-Help? Secondary Analyses of a Pragmatic Randomized Trial

Table 1

Demographics.

VariableAll participantsNonsuicidal severely depressed subgroup
IGCGTotalIGCGTotal
()()()()()()

Age: mean (SD)50.16 (11.68)51.34 (11.92)50.75 (11.7)44.45 (11.24)47.20 (13.37)45.83 (12.35)
Sex: female (%)80 (63.0)79 (62.7)159 (62.8)13 (65.0)14 (70.0)27 (67.5)
Education (%)
 High32 (25.2)45 (35.7)30.4 (77.0)2 (10.0)6 (30.0)8 (20.0)
 Medium87 (69.0)72 (57.1)159 (62.8)16 (80.011 (55.0)27 (67.5)
 Low7 (5.5)9 (7.1)16 (6.3)2 (10.0)3 (15.0)5 (12.5)
Married (%)84 (66.1)75 (59.5)159 (62.8)10 (50.0)8 (40.0)18 (45.0)
Ethnicity (%), Caucasian94 (74.0)94 (74.6)188 (74.3)15 (75.0)16 (80.0)31 (77.5)
Diabetes (%)
 Diabetes I64 (50.4)49 (38.9)113 (44.6)14 (70.0)8 (40.0)22 (55.0)
 Diabetes II63 (49.6)77 (61.1)140 (55.3)6 (30.0)12 (60.0)18 (45.0)
Medication, yes (%)50 (39.3)61 (48.4)111 (43.8)5 (25.0)10 (50.0)15 (37.5)
 Insulin, yes (%)29 (58.0)26 (42.6)55 (49.5)3 (60.0)6 (60.0)9 (60.0)
Average years since diabetes diagnosis5-10 years5-10 years5-10 years>10 years5-10 years>10 years
Secondary diseases (%)33 (26.0)30 (28.3)63 (24.9)6 (30.0)5 (25.0)11 (27.5)
 High blood pressure15 (45.4)12 (40.0)27 (42.8)3 (50.0)2 (40.0)5 (45.4)
 Coronary heart disease4 (12.1)4 (13.3)8 (12.6)
 Blood vessels9 (27.2)8 (26.6)17 (26.9)1 (16.6)1 (20.0)2 (18.1)
 Eye disease13 (39.3)5 (16.6)18 (28.5)3 (50.0)3 (60.0)6 (54.5)
 Nerve damage13 (39.3)11 (36.6)24 (38.0)4 (66.6)3 (60.0)7 (63.6)
 Kidney damage3 (9.0)2 (6.6)5 (7.9)
 Infections5 (15.1)3 (10.0)8 (12.6)1 (16.6)1 (9.0)
 Sexual dysfunction9 (27.2)8 (26.6)17 (26.9)3 (50.0)1 (20.0)4 (36.3)
 Eating disorder5 (15.1)6 (20.0)11 (17.4)1 (16.6)3 (60.0)4 (36.3)
 Other7 (21.2)4 (13.3)11 (17.4)1 (16.6)1 (20.0)2 (18.2)
Experience with psychotherapy (%)69 (54.8)71 (56.3)140 (55.3)9 (45.0)13 (65.0)22 (55.0)
 Psychotherapy for depression48 (69.5)52 (73.2)100 (71.4)7 (77.7)8 (61.5)15 (68.1)

IG: intervention group; CG: control group. Percentages less than 100 are due to missing data.