Personal characteristics of help seeking adolescents with depression allocated to a computerised cognitive behavioural therapy intervention (SPARX) or to treatment as usual. Values are percentages (numbers) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | SPARX group (n=94) | Treatment as usual group(n=93) |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 62.8 (59) | 68.8 (64) |
| Male | 37.2 (35) | 31.2 (29) |
| Age (years): | ||
| Mean (SD) age | 15.55 (1.54) | 15.58 (1.66) |
| ≤14 | 41.5 (39) | 37.6 (35) |
| 15-16 | 40.4 (38) | 40.9 (38) |
| ≥17 | 18.1 (17) | 21.5 (20) |
| Ethnicity: | ||
| New Zealand European | 58.5 (55) | 60.2 (56) |
| Māori | 25.5 (24) | 22.6 (21) |
| Pacific people | 8.5 (8) | 7.5 (7) |
| Asian* | 4.3 (4) | 8.6 (8) |
| Other | 3.2 (3) | 1.1 (1) |
| Setting: | ||
| Schools | 54.3 (51) | 55.9 (52) |
| Non-schools | 45.7 (43) | 44.1 (41) |
*Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Malaysian, Fijian Indian, Cambodian, and Thai.