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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Randomised controlled trial of school-based humanistic counselling for emotional distress in young people: Feasibility study and preliminary indications of efficacy

Client characteristics

Total

N= 27 (100%)

Counselling

N= 13 (48%)

Waiting list

N= (52%)

Age (years), mean ± SD

14.20 ± 0.51

14.15 ± 0.56

14.29 ± 0.47

Gender, n (%)

   

Female

21 (77.8%)

10 (76.9%)

11 (78.6%)

Male

6 (22.2%)

3 (23.1%)

3 (21.4%)

Meeting MDE cutpoint bc

10 (40%)

5 (41.7%)

5 (38.5%)

Duration of problems de

   

Less than a month

1 (4.5%)

1 (10%)

0 (0%)

1 - 5 months

4 (18.2%)

1 (10%)

3 (25%)

6 - 12 months

4 (18.2%)

3 (30%)

1 (8.3%)

Over a year

13 (59.1%)

5 (50%)

8 (66.7%)

  1. aAs indicated by SDQ emotion symptoms score at assessment
  2. bAs indicated by a score ≥ 29 on MFQ at assessment
  3. cMFQ data were not completed by two participants
  4. dAs indicated on the SDQ impact supplement at baseline assessment
  5. eSDQ impact supplement data was not completed by four participants