Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
SAT (N = 24) | MBCI (N = 26) | OVERALL (N = 50) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
- Mean (range) | 33 years (19–65) | 35 years (18–52) | 34 years (18–65) |
Gender | |||
- Male | 17 (71%) | 17 (65%) | 34 (68%) |
- Female | 7 (29%) | 9 (35%) | 16 (32%) |
Ethnicity | |||
- White | 8 (33%) | 8 (30%) | 16 (32%) |
- Asian | 3 (13%) | 3 (12%) | 6 (12%) |
- Black | 9 (37%) | 12 (46%) | 21 (42%) |
- Mixed Race | 3 (13%) | 3 (12%) | 6 (12%) |
- Other | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
Diagnosis | |||
- F20–29 (Schizophrenia-spectrum) | 17 (71%) | 20 (77%) | 37 (74%) |
- F30–39 (Mood disorder) | 7 (29%) | 6 (23%) | 13 (26%) |
Psychotic symptoms (self-report) | |||
- Delusions only | 12 (50%) | 14 (54%) | 26 (52%) |
- Voices only | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
- Delusions + voices | 11 (46%) | 12 (46%) | 23 (46%) |
Legal status on admission | |||
- Informal | 6 (25%) | 8 (31%) | 14 (28%) |
- MHAa Sec 2 | 13 (54%) | 14 (54%) | 27 (54%) |
- MHA Sec 3 | 5 (21%) | 3 (11%) | 8 (16%) |
- MHA Sec 37 | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (2%) |
Open to secondary care psychiatric services on admission | |||
- Yes | 12 (50%) | 10 (38%) | 22 (44%) |
- No | 12 (50%) | 16 (62%) | 28 (56%) |
Years known to services | |||
- < 1 year | 5 (21%) | 4 (15%) | 9 (18%) |
- 1–5 years | 4 (17%) | 6 (23%) | 10 (20%) |
- 6–10 years | 6 (25%) | 8 (31%) | 14 (28%) |
- 11–15 years | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) | 4 (8%) |
- > 15 years | 7 (29%) | 6 (23%) | 13 (26%) |
Psychiatric medication at baseline | |||
- Prescribed at least one medication | 23 (96%) | 26 (100%) | 49 (98%) |
- Prescribed an anti-psychotic | 21 (88%) | 25 (96%) | 46 (92%) |
- Prescribed an anti-depressant | 4 (21%) | 5 (19%) | 9 (18%) |
- Prescribed a mood-stabilizer | 4 (21%) | 1 (4%) | 5 (10%) |
Anti-psychotic medication dose at baseline | |||
- Mean % of BNF maximum dose | 51.2% | 49.6% | 50.3% |
- 95% CI | [37.7, 64.6] | [39.5, 59.7] | [42.4–58.2] |
- Range | 16.5–137.5 | 7.5–100 | 7.5–137.5 |
Previous admissions | |||
- Yes | 14 (58%) (mean = 5.64, range 1–14) | 21 (81%) (mean = 4.00, range 1–10) | 35 (70%) (mean = 4.66, range 1–14) |
- No | 10 (42%) | 5 (19%) | 15 (30%) |
Admission in previous 12 months | |||
- Yes | 7 (29%) | 8 (31%) | 15 (30%) |
- No | 17 (71%) | 18 (69%) | 35 (70%) |
Psychological therapy in past 5 years | |||
- None | 11 (46%) | 12 (46%) | 23 (46%) |
- Offered | 3 (12%) | 4 (15%) | 7 (14%) |
- Received | 10 (42%) | 10 (39%) | 20 (40%) |