Videoconferencing-delivered psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in low-resource settings: A pilot study from India

Table 2 Participants of the videoconferencing-delivered and inpatient exposure and response prevention treatment groups

Variables	VC-delivered ERP (from 2020-2023) (n = 20)	Inpatient ERP (from 2016 and 2017) (n = 17)	Comparisons
Age (year), mean ± SD	30.90 ± 8.10 (range 18-56)	31.71 ± 13.60 (range 16-61)	t = 0.22; df = 35; P = 0.82 - not significant
Gender			χ2 = 1.30; df = 1; P = 0.25 - not significant
Men	12	7
Women	8	10
Marital status			χ2 = 2.47; df = 1; P = 0.12 - not significant
Single	13	7
Married	7	10
Education			χ2 = 0.29; df = 1; P = 0.59 - not significant
College graduates	10	07
School education	10	10
Residence			χ2 = 0.50; df = 1; P = 0.48 - not significant
Urban	14	10
Rural	6	7
Comorbidity			χ2 = 1.96; df = 1; P = 0.16 - not significant1
Depressive disorders	5	8
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders	2	2
Bipolar disorder	3	0
Other disorders	0	2
Duration of OCD (years), mean ± SD	7.43 ± 6.51 (range 1-25)	9.00 ± 6.16 years (range 2-26)	t = 0.75; df = 35; P = 0.46 - not significant

¹Comparison of depressive vs combined comorbid bipolar, comorbid schizophrenia spectrum, and other comorbid disorders (trichotillomania and dissociative disorder).

VC: Videoconferencing; ERP: Exposure and response prevention; OCD: Obsessive-compulsive disorder.