Table 1 Demographic and psychological/physical health characteristics of participants who completed baseline measures (N = 48) and follow-up measures (N = 14).
From: Expressive writing for high-risk drug dependent patients in a primary care clinic: A pilot study
| Â | Baseline sample (N = 48) | Follow-up sample (N = 14) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n | % | n | % |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Females | 23 | 47.9 | 7 | 50.0 |
   Males | 25 | 52.1 | 7 | 50.0 |
Education Level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Finished school and did university/college/trade course | 7 | 14.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
   Left school early and did college/trade course | 22 | 45.8 | 7 | 50.0 |
   Left school after 10–11 yrs and no course | 7 | 14.6 | 5 | 35.7 |
   Less than 10 yrs school and no course | 12 | 25.0 | 2 | 14.3 |
Living arrangement | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Living alone | 21 | 43.8 | 6 | 42.9 |
   Living with partner | 16 | 33.3 | 6 | 42.9 |
   Living with partner and children | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
   Living with friend/s or family | 8 | 16.7 | 2 | 14.3 |
Accommodation status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Live in own house or flat | 19 | 39.6 | 5 | 35.7 |
   Live in parents' home | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
   Live in boarding house or hostel | 12 | 25.0 | 5 | 35.7 |
   No fixed address or homeless | 13 | 27.1 | 4 | 28.6 |
   Other | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Characteristic | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Age | 34.3 | 8.8 | 31.8 | 6.7 |
DASS-21 Depression score | 23.3 | 11.4 | 25.4 | 9.0 |
DASS-21 Anxiety score | 20.1 | 10.4 | 22.0 | 8.6 |
DASS-21 Stress score | 24.6 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 7.3 |
SF-12 Mental Component score | 34.8 | 11.2 | 32.3 | 9.8 |
SF-12 Physical Component score | 41.2 | 9.2 | 39.7 | 7.9 |