Table 2 Baseline characteristics and baseline scores of families in the experimental group and in the control group

Primary patient and family structure

χ² = 4.45 (1)

0.035^ab*

 Mother/single, N (%)

28

(57 %)

18

(36 %)

 Mother/two-parent family, N (%)

15

(31 %)

26

(52 %)

 Father/two-parent family, N (%)

2

(4 %)

2

(4 %)

 Mother and father, N (%)

4

(8 %)

4

(8 %)

Diagnosis

χ² = 0.98 (2)

0.976^{b c}

 Depressive and anxiety disorders, N (%)

36

(77 %)

4

(67 %)

36

(75 %)

4

(67 %)

 Other Axis I disorders, N (%)

8

(17 %)

2

(33 %)

9

(19 %)

2

(33 %)

 Personality disorders, N (%)

3

(7 %)

-

-

3

(6 %)

-

-

 Comorbidity, severity and chronicity

 Comorbidity, N (%)

20

(43 %)

3

(50 %)

25

(52 %)

2

(33 %)

χ² = 0.87 (1)

0.352^b

 Severity of illness CGI, mean (sd)

4.53

(1.10)

4.38

(0.50)

4.51

(0.92)

4.00

(1.0)

t = 0.79 (93)

0.917^b

 Chronic course of illness > 2 years, N (%)

18

(38 %)

2

(33 %)

24

(48 %)

2

(33 %)

χ² = 0.68 (1)

0.257^b

Ethnicity

χ² = 7.30 (1)

0.007*

 Ethnic minority, N (%)

39

(80 %)

27

(54 %)

 Morocco, N (%)

11

(22 %)

8

(16 %)

 Turkey, N (%)

9

(18 %)

6

(12 %)

 Surinam, N (%)

8

(16 %)

6

(12 %)

 Netherlands Antilles, N (%)

5

(10 %)

2

(4 %)

 Other country, N (%)

6

(12 %)

5

(10 %)

Children

 Number, mean (sd)

2.10

(0.98)

2.16

(1.02)

t = -0.29 (97)

0.774

 Children 0-3 years (N)

27

(82 %)

35

(90 %)

χ² = 2.01 (3)

0.570

 Children 4-12 years (N)

61

(24 %)

63

(34 %)

χ² = 2.24 (3)

0.524

 Children 13-20 years (N)

13

(18 %)

9

(14 %)

χ² = 0.77 (2)

0.682

 Male gender index child, N (%)

25

(51 %)

30

(60 %)

χ² = 0.81 (1)

0.619

 Age index child, mean (sd)

6.53

(2.19)

5.64

(1.76)

t = 2.25 (97)

0.027*

 HOME total score at baseline, mean (sd)

48.59

(10.79)

51.38

(9.05)

t = -1.40 (97)

0.166

Costs at baseline

 Healthcare costs (Euros, 2012)

5.156

6.275

 Childcare costs (Euros, 2012)

2.687

3.751

 Inter-sectoral costs (Euros, 2012)

1.411

1.009

Other

 Number of risk factors, mean (sd)

5.20

(1.38)

5.02

(1.48)

t = 0.64 (97)

0.524

 Receiving social benefits, N (%)

23

(47 %)

15

(30 %)

χ² = 3.00 (1)

0.083