Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the GIPPOZ study sample (n = 99)
From: Following up patients with depression after hospital discharge: a mixed methods approach
Demographic characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Female gender | 62 (62.6%) |
Age (mean ± SD) (in years) | 46.1 ± 11.1 |
Education | Â |
   Low education (till secondary school) | 68 (68.7%) |
   Higher education | 31 (31.1%) |
Occupation | Â |
   Blue collar worker | 38 (38.4%) |
   White collar worker | 45 (45.5%) |
   Other | 16 (16.2%) |
Maritial status | Â |
   Single (single, divorced or widow(er) without partner) | 43 (43.4%) |
   Living together (married or living together) | 56 (56.6%) |
Severity of major depression at admission | Â |
   Mild | 11 (11.1%) |
   Moderate | 31 (31.3%) |
   Severe without psychotic characteristics | 48 (48.5%) |
   Severe with psychotic characteristics | 9 (9.1%) |
Psychiatric comorbidity | Â |
   Anxiety | 23 (23.2%) |
   Substance related disorder | 19 (19.2%) |
   Other | 25 (25.3%) |
   None | 32 (32.3%) |
Presence of a somatic comorbidity | 65 (65,7%) |
Age at first onset (mean ± SD) (in years) | 36.2 ± 12.6 |
Number of previous admissions for depression in lifetime (Median [25;75 percentile]) | 2.0 [1.0;3.0] |
Length of hospital stay (Median [25;75 percentile]) | 60.0 [31.0;98.0] |
Number of medicines related to Central Nervous System at hospital discharge (Median [25;75 percentile]) | 3.0 [2.0;4.0] |