Variable | |
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Gender (%) | |
Women | 54.9 |
Men | 45.1 |
Age | |
Mean age (SD) | 32.67 (9.71) |
Minimum–maximum | 18–63 |
Education* | |
7–9 years in school | 1.9 |
Incomplete vocational or secondary school | 4.9 |
Vocational school | 3.0 |
Secondary school | 24.5 |
University, started but not completed studies | 23.1 |
University, completed studies | 42.5 |
Marital status | |
Married or de facto | 54.5% |
Parental status | |
Parent (yes) | 33% |
Social anxiety (pretreatment) | |
LSAS clinician rated | 66.56 (22.59) |
LSAS self-rated | 69.27 (23.23) |
Treatment adherence | |
Mean number of activated modules (SD) | 8 (3.35) |
Treatment Credibility Scale | |
Mean score on treatment Credibility Scale (SD) | 36.24 (7.53) |
Time since debut of first SAD symptoms, years (SD) | 15.93 (10.64) |
Global functioning | |
GAF-score (SD) | 61.65 (7.29) |
CGI-S Global Severity | |
Mean CGI-S score (SD) | 3.79 (0.83) |
Normal. not at all ill | 0% |
Borderline mentally ill | 4% |
Mildly ill | 35% |
Moderately ill | 41% |
Markedly ill | 19% |
Severely ill | 1% |
Extremely ill | 0% |
Comorbid depression | |
MADRS clinician rated (SD) | 15.21 (8.00) |
MADRS-S self-rated (SD) | 14.56 (7.75) |
Currently on psychotropic medication for SAD | 180 (46.8%) |
Change of medication after ICBT | |
No change. Neither during ICBT or after | 189 (58.9%) |
No change. Had medication during ICBT and still do | 51 (15.9%) |
Yes. Medication during ICBT but not now | 27 (8.4%) |
Yes. No medication during ICBT, but currently on medication | 54 (16.8%) |
Other psychological treatment after ICBT | |
No | 254 (79.1%) |
CBT | 47 (14.6%) |
Psychodynamic therapy | 6 (1.9%) |
Other structured psychological therapy | 14 (4.4%) |
Days to follow-up | |
Mean (SD) | 971 (293) |
Minimum | 441 |
Maximum | 1492 |
25th centile | 683 |
50th centile | 1006 |
75th centile | 1240 |
Total N=446.
*Level of education was rated on a seven-point scale (1=less than 7–9 years in school; 2=7–9 years in school; 3=incomplete vocational or secondary school; 4=vocational school; 5=secondary school; 6=university, started but not completed studies; 7=completed university studies).
CBT, cognitive–behavioural therapy; CGI-S, The Clinical Global Impression—Severity scale; ICBT, internet-based CBT; LSAS-SR, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Disorder Scale—Self-Report; MADRS-S, Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score Self-rated; SAD, social anxiety disorder.