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Table 2 MAPLES participant characteristics

From: Mood, Activity Participation, and Leisure Engagement Satisfaction (MAPLES): results from a randomised controlled pilot feasibility trial for low mood in acquired brain injury

 

Activity Planning (n = 22)

Activity Engagement (n = 22)

Waitlist Controls (n = 16)

Age – M (SD)

52.45 (11.03)

53.59 (12.41)

54.94 (11.89)

Gender (n, %)

 Male

12 (54.5%)

12 (54.5%)

7 (43.8%)

 Female

10 (45.5%)

10 (45.5%)

9 (56.2%)

Ethnicity (n, %)

 White British

21 (95.5%)

18 (81.8%)

16 (100%)

 White other

 

2 (9.1%)

 

 Black British

 

2 (9.1%)

 

 Asian British

1 (4.50%)

  

Type of ABI (n, %)

 Traumatic brain injurya

9 (40.9%)

6 (27.3%)

6 (37.4%)

 Stroke

8 (36.4%)

13 (59.1%)

5 (31.3%)

 Other

5 (22.7%)

3 (13.6%)

5 (31.3%)

Years post-ABI – M (SD)

7.92 (9.44)

5.91 (7.48)

7.93 (7.28)

Employment status (n, %)

 Full time

3 (13.6%)

  

 Part time

1 (4.5%)

3 (13.6%)

2 (12.5%)

 Unemployed

7 (31.8%)

5 (22.7%)

2 (12.5%)

 Medical retirement

6 (27.3%)

9 (40.9%)

5 (31.2%)

 Retirement

3 (13.6%)

3 (13.6%)

2 (12.5%)

 On leave

 

2 (9.10%)

4 (25.0%)

 Student

1 (4.5%)

 

1 (6.0%)

Psychotropic medication (n, %)

 Antidepressant

8 (36.3%)

8 (36.3%)

5 (31.2%)

 Antianxiety

3 (13.6%)

5 (22.6%)

3 (18.8%)

Current clinical inputb (n, %)

 None

17 (77.3%)

17 (77.3%)

14 (87.5%)

 Clinical psychology

3 (13.7%)

3 (9.1%)

1 (6.2%)

 Occupational therapy

1 (4.5%)

2 (9.1%)

 

 Physiotherapy

1 (4.5%)

  

 Other

  

1 (6.2%)

Inductive reasoning – M (SD)

 Verbal

101.56 (10.46)

102.48 (6.67)

109.48 (8.81)

 Spatial

103.31 (5.02)

103.57 (6.33)

105.59 (7.39)

  1. ABI Acquired brain injury
  2. aAcross the three trial arms, this included 7 out of 21 individuals with mild TBI
  3. bParticipants were recorded as having “current clinical input” even if this was very occasional contact or being on a therapists’ client list with no active treatment over the study period