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Table 1 Summary clinical and demographic information of care coordinators interviewed (n = 21)

From: Involving relatives in relapse prevention for bipolar disorder: a multi-perspective qualitative study of value and barriers

Characteristic

n (%)

Group

 

relapse prevention

14 (67)

treatment as Usual

7 (33)

Sex

 

female

14 (67)

male

7 (33)

Age(years)

mean 45 (range 29-57)

Professional background

 

community psychiatric nurse

18 (86)

occupational therapist

2 (10)

social worker

1 (4)

Years worked in community mental health team

mean 7.2 (range 1-30)

Deprivation indices of work place*

 

lower quartile (least deprived)

4 (19)

mid lower quartile

5 (24)

mid upper quartile

1 (5)

upper quartile (most deprived)

11 (52)

Caseload balance

 

number of SUs with bipolar diagnosis

mean 6 (range 1-9)

% of caseload with bipolar diagnosis

mean 20% (range 3-40%)

number of SU receiving intervention**

mean 2 (range 0-3)

  1. * Postcodes were converted into Townsend deprivation indices [32] and categorised into bands in accordance with deprivation indices for England.
  2. **At time of interview. RP group only