Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 46 children and their primary caregiver between treatment conditions
Participants baseline characteristics | Comparison group (n = 22) | Experimental group (n = 24) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age child (mean, SD) | 8.6 | 9.2 | .24 |
Days in treatment child (means, SD) | 328 (102) | 248 (123) | .04 |
Girls | 18 | 21 | .82 |
Family composition | |||
 Biological parents | 73 | 67 | .70 |
 Single parents | 13.5 | 25 | |
 Other | 13.5 | 8 | |
Caregiver education level | |||
 Early/primary/secondary | 77 | 79 | .66 |
 Bachelor/master/doctoral | 23 | 17 | |
 Missing | 4 | 4 | |
DSM-IV AXIS I classification child | |||
 PDD | 72.7 | 66.7 | .04 |
 ADHD/ODD | – | 12.5 | |
 Mood and anxiety disorders | 18.2 | – | |
 Other disorders | 9.1 | 20.8 | |
Presence comorbidity on AXIS I | 40.9 | 50 | .54 |