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Table 1 Demographic data (n = 106)

From: Attachment, mentalisation and expressed emotion in carers of people with long-term mental health difficulties

Demographic Variable

n (%) unless otherwise stated

Carers

Service-users

Age (years), M (SD), range

47.13 (13.49), 22-87a

42.76 (17.64), 18–92b

Gender

 Male

19 (17.92)

57 (53.77)

 Female

86 (81.13)

44 (41.51)

 Not stated

1 (0.94)

5 (4.72)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

94 (88.68)

96 (90.57)

 South Asian

4 (3.77)

3 (2.83)

 Other Asian background

1 (0.94)

2 (1.89)

 Mixed background

1 (0.94)

1 (0.94)

 Other

4 (3.77)

3 (2.83)

 Not stated

2 (1.89)

1 (0.94)

Employment status

 Employed

63 (59.43)

22 (20.75)

 Not currently in paid employment

15 (14.15)

47 (44.34)

 Student

2 (1.89)

8 (7.55)

 Retired

15 (14.15)

17 (16.04)

 Other

10 (9.43)

8 (7.55)

 Not stated

1 (0.94)

4 (3.77)

Relationship to service-usere

 Partner/spouse

35 (33.02)

n/a

 Parent

8 (7.55)

n/a

 Child

13 (12.26)

n/a

 Other

5 (4.72)

n/a

 Not stated

45 (42.45)

n/a

Weekly care provision (hours)

 10–14

18 (16.98)

n/a

 15–29

21 (19.81)

n/a

 30–44

17 (16.04)

n/a

 45–59

2 (1.89)

n/a

 60–74

5 (4.72)

n/a

 ≥75

29 (27.36)

n/a

 Not stated

14 (13.21)

n/a

Duration of caregiving (years), M (SD), range

11.46 (9.66), 1-45c

n/a

Duration of difficulties (years), M (SD), range

n/a

12.76 (10.91). 1-50d

Diagnosis, n (%)

  

 Affective disorder only

n/a

56 (52.83)

 ED only

n/a

6 (5.66)

 SSD only

n/a

16 (15.09)

 PD only

n/a

2 (1.89)

 Affective disorder and SSD

n/a

8 (7.55)

 Affective disorder and PD

n/a

5 (4.72)

 Affective disorder and ED

n/a

10 (9.43)

 Not stated

n/a

3 (2.83)

Additional comorbid difficulties, n (%)

n/a

 

 None

n/a

48 (45.28)

 Physical health difficulties

n/a

44 (41.51)

 Substance misuse difficulties

n/a

1 (0.94)

 Attentional/neurological difficulties

n/a

4 (3.77)

 Physical health and attentional/neurological difficulties

n/a

1 (0.94)

 Substance misuse and attentional/neurological difficulties

n/a

2 (1.89)

 Not stated

n/a

6 (5.66)

  1. Note: all information provided by carers
  2. ED eating disorders, M mean, n/a not applicable, PD personality disorders, SD standard deviation, SSD schizophrenia spectrum disorders
  3. an = 105
  4. bn = 104
  5. cn = 105
  6. dn = 101
  7. erelationship data were not available for 45 participants due to an online data collection error