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Table 1 Characteristics of people who declined and approved to participate

From: Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness for relatives of missing persons: a pilot study

 

People who declined to participate in the study (n = 43)

Participants who signed up for the study (n = 20)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Gender (0 = male), N (%)

11 (25.6)

6 (30.0)

0.80 (0.25–2.60)

Age, M (SD)

60.62 (13.12)

54.40 (12.79)

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

Educational level (0 = low to moderate), N (%)

24 (55.8)

10 (50.0)

1.26 (0.44–3.66)

Kinship (0 = missing person is child/spouse), N (%)

22 (51.2)

9 (45.0)

1.28 (0.44–3.71)

Time since disappearance in years, M (SD)

12.68 (14.60)

11.35 (15.78)

0.99 (0.96–1.03)

Fate missing person (0 = criminal act) vs, N (%)

13 (30.2)

4 (20.0)

 

 Voluntarily

12 (27.9)

5 (25.0)

1.35 (0.29–6.26)

 Accident

9 (20.9)

5 (25.0)

1.81 (0.38–8.64)

 No (specific) presumption

9 (20.9)

6 (30.0)

2.17 (0.47–9.95)

Believe about whereabouts (0 = he/she is dead) vs, N (%)

26 (60.5)

9 (45.0)

 

 doubt whether he/she is alive

11 (25.6)

5 (25.0)

1.31 (0.36–4.82)

 he/she is alive

6 (14.0)

6 (30.0)

2.89 (0.74–11.28)

Received previous professional support due to the disappearance (0 = no)

20 (46.5)

10 (50.0)

0.87 (0.30–2.51)

PCBD level, M (SD)

33.53 (11.70)

34.96 (12.01)

1.01 (0.97–1.06)

MDD level, M (SD)

21.81 (11.89)

33.05 (12.46)

1.08 (1.02–1.13)**

PTSD level, M (SD)

27.27 (15.97)

38.19 (13.62)

1.05 (1.01–1.09)*

  1. PCBD persistent complex bereavement disorder, MDD major depressive disorder, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, Exp. (B) odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. *p < .05
  3. **p < .01