Table 1 Participant information

Gender

Male

13

Female

16

Has a spouse/partner?

Yes

13

No

16

Ethnicity

White

27

Non-white

2

Network size

Average

9

Range

3–16

Types of network members:

Total (average per network)

Spouses

13

Family members

65 (2.3)

Friends

45 (1.6)

Professionals

46 (1.6)

Other

85 (3)

Mental Health Trust

Trust 1: North West of England

12

Trust 2: East Midlands

5

Trust 3: Northern England

3

Trust 4: Midlands

7

Trust 5: North West of England

2

Trial allocation

Control arm

11

Intervention arm

18

Completed interviews

Baseline

29

First follow up

26 (90%)

Second follow up

24 (83%)