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Table 2 Summary clinical and demographic information of service users 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

13 (62)

male

8 (38)

Age (years)

mean 47 (range 24-63)

Deprivation indices of work place**

 

lower quartile (least deprived)

3 (14)

mid lower quartile

4 (19)

mid upper quartile

6 (29)

upper quartile (most deprived)

8 (38)

Employment status

 

unemployed

10 (47)

part or full-time employed

7 (33)

retired

student

2 (10)

2 (10)

No. of previous episodes

 

Depression (n = 21)

 

0-2

5 (24)

3-5

0 (0)

6-10

1 (5)

11-20

4 (19)

>20

5 (23)

unknown

6 (29)

Mania (n = 21)

 

0-2

3 (14)

3-5

4 (19)

6-10

2 (11)

11-20

3 (14)

>20

4 (19)

unknown

5 (23)

Years since first episode

mean 21 (range 1-46)

Relapsed since RP intervention*

 

Relapse Prevention

 

Yes

6 (43)

No

8 (57)

Treatment as Usual

 

Yes

2 (29)

No

5 (71)

  1. *At time of interview
  2. **Postcodes were converted into Townsend deprivation indices [24] and categorized into bands in accordance with deprivation indices for England.