Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of service users
Characteristics of participants | N = 19 |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Female | 13 |
 Male | 6 |
Age (mean; range) | 45(25–68) |
Marital Status | |
 Single/unmarried | 10 |
 Married / Co-habiting | 6 |
 Separated/Divorced | 3 |
Education | |
 Primary education or less | 1 |
 Secondary education | 6 |
 Tertiary/further education | 3 |
 Higher education | 9 |
Employment status | |
 Employed full/part time | 5 |
 Voluntary employment | 3 |
 Unemployed | 7 |
 Retired | 4 |
Living situationa | |
 Living alone | 8 |
 Living with partner/family | 9 |
 Living in shared accommodation | 1 |
Migration statusb | |
 Born in UK | 16 |
 Born outside UK | 2 |
Ethnicity | |
 White British & Irish & Other | 14 |
 Black British African & Caribbean & Other | 4 |
 Asian British Indian & Bangladeshi & Pakistani & Other | 1 |
Length of treatment for depression (mean; range) | 6.5 (0–37) |
Type of clinicians currently seen for treatment of depression | |
 GP | 9 |
 Primary care nurse | 3 |
 Care-coordinator | 10 |
 Psychiatric Nurse | 8 |
 Psychiatrist | 15 |
 Psychologist /Psychotherapist | 5 |