Table 1 Characteristics of participants at 18-month follow-up
Variables | Participants at 18-month follow-up (n = 224) | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) or % | N |
Age | 39.97 (12.54) | 224 |
Gender (%) | ||
 Male | 39.73% | 89 |
 Female | 60.27% | 135 |
Ethnicity | ||
 White British/Irish/other | 61.88% | 138 |
 Black, Black British/Caribbean/African/other | 21.52% | 48 |
 Asian, Asian British/Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/ other, Chinese | 7.62% | 17 |
 Mixed White/Black Caribbean, Mixed White/Black African, mixed White/Asian, other mixed, other ethnic groups | 8.97% | 20 |
Marital status | ||
 Single/Separated/divorced/widowed | 74.55% | 167 |
 Married/cohabiting | 25.45% | 57 |
UK born | ||
 No | 24.89% | 55 |
 Yes | 75.11% | 166 |
Housing | ||
 Permanent/supported accommodation | 96.88% | 217 |
 Unstable accommodation | 3.13% | 7 |
Contact with children under 16 | ||
 No contact | 6.25% | 14 |
 Contact with dependent children | 22.32% | 50 |
 Having no children | 71.43% | 160 |
Educational attainment | ||
 No qualification | 15.25% | 34 |
 Other qualification | 50.67% | 113 |
 Degree | 34.08% | 76 |
Employment/education status | ||
 Not in employment/education/full time caring role | 43.89% | 97 |
 Yes | 56.11% | 124 |
Loneliness score | 22.07 (4.50) | 224 |
Social network size | 4.97 (2.28) | 224 |
Number of psychiatric inpatient hospitalisations | ||
 Never | 62.50% | 140 |
 Once | 15.63% | 35 |
 2 or more | 21.88% | 49 |
Number of years since first contact mental health services | ||
 Less than 3 months | 16.07% | 36 |
 3 months – 2 years | 16.07% | 36 |
 2–10 years | 33.93% | 76 |
 More than 10 years | 33.93% | 76 |
Current diagnosis | ||
 Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder/bipolar affective disorder/other psychosis | 30.14% | 66 |
 Depression/anxiety disorder/post-traumatic stress disorder | 26.94% | 59 |
 Borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorder/other personality disorder | 11.42% | 25 |
 Other diagnosis | 31.51% | 69 |
BPRS total score | 43.30 (10.67) | 223 |
QPR total score | 51.21 (17.61) | 224 |