Prospective interepisodal mood monitoring in patients with affective disorders: a feasibility study

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Table 1 Participant demographic and psychiatric information

Descriptive variables	Completed study (n=28)	Dropped out of study (n=33)	p-value
Age	Mean (SD) =36.0 (11.3) Range =18–53 years	Mean (SD) =34.82 (9.3) Range =21–53 years	0.66
Highest level of education	Mode = Grade 12 Range = Grade 6 – Honors	Mode = Grade 12 Range = Grade 6 – Masters Degree	0.56
Length of current admission (days)	Mean (SD) =31.8 (13.2)	Mean (SD) =38.4 (14.6)	0.07

	n	%	n	%	p-value
Gender					0.00
Male	1	3.6	13	39.4
Female	27	96.4	20	60.6
Ethnicity					0.76
African/black	1	3.6	1	3.0
Caucasian/white	12	42.9	15	45.5
Colored (mixed race)	15	53.6	16	48.5
Other	0	0	1	3.0
Marital status					0.72
Single/no relationship	10	35.7	16	48.5
Relationship	6	21.4	2	6.1
Married	8	28.6	13	39.4
Divorced	3	10.7	2	6.1
Widowed	1	3.6	0	0
Employment					0.48
Employed	10	35.7	9	27.3
Unemployed	18	64.3	24	72.7
Religion					0.50
Christian	21	75.0	27	87.1
Muslim	2	7.1	1	3.0
Agnostic	5	17.9	2	6.1
Atheist	0	0	1	3.0
Not disclosed	0	0	2	6.1
Known substance use					0.46
Yes, one	4	14.3	9	27.3
Yes, multiple	9	32.1	9	27.3
No	15	53.6	15	45.5
Mood and/or anxiety disorder					0.48
Bipolar disorder	10	35.7	13	39.4
Major depressive disorder	17	60.7	15	45.5
Anxiety disorder	0	0	1	3.0
Mood and anxiety disorder	0	0	2	6.1
Other affective disordera	1	3.6	2	6.1
Two or more psychiatric diagnoses					0.44
Yes	10	35.7	15	45.5
No	18	64.3	18	54.5

Notes:

a Substance use disorder with major depressive disorder as differential diagnosis; conversion disorder with major depressive disorder as differential diagnosis; schizoaffective disorder. Bold figure indicates significant value, p=0.05.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Influence of gender (n=61) on study adherence.

Abbreviations: No of obs, number of observations; df, degrees of freedom.

Figure 2 The influence of marital status on QIDS scores.

Abbreviation: QIDS, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomology.

Figure 3 Depression (QIDS) and mania (ASRM) scores over 26 weeks.

Abbreviations: ASRM, Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale; QIDS, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology.

Figure 4 Intraindividual QIDS scores of participants who completed the study (n=28) over 26 weeks.

Abbreviation: QIDS, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology.