Table 1 Characteristics of service users (N = 475), situation at the start of treatment, and crisis treatment provided to the service users
Categorical variables | N | % | ||
Age group | ||||
Under 20 years | 23 | 4.8 | ||
20–29 years | 145 | 30.5 | ||
30–39 years | 105 | 22.1 | ||
40–49 years | 85 | 17.9 | ||
50–59 years | 66 | 13.9 | ||
60–69 years | 38 | 8.0 | ||
70–79 years | 9 | 1.9 | ||
80–89 years | 4 | 0.8 | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 189 | 39.8 | ||
Female | 286 | 60.2 | ||
Living alone | ||||
No | 317 | 66.7 | ||
Yes | 158 | 33.3 | ||
Previously known mental illness | ||||
No | 317 | 66.7 | ||
Yes | 158 | 33.3 | ||
Psychosis | ||||
No | 437 | 92.0 | ||
Yes | 38 | 8.0 | ||
Earlier contact with crisis team | ||||
No | 361 | 76.0 | ||
Yes | 114 | 24.0 | ||
Crisis how acute | ||||
Sudden event | 58 | 12.2 | ||
Developed quickly | 70 | 14.7 | ||
Gradually development | 147 | 30.9 | ||
Has lasted for a long time | 200 | 42.1 | ||
Crisis duration | ||||
Last 24 h | 7 | 1.5 | ||
Last days | 46 | 9.7 | ||
Last 1–2 weeks | 89 | 18.7 | ||
Several weeks | 333 | 70.1 | ||
Self-referral (direct contact) | ||||
No | 386 | 81.3 | ||
Yes | 89 | 18.7 | ||
Time to first meeting after referral | ||||
Same day | 186 | 39.2 | ||
Next day | 145 | 30.5 | ||
2–3 days | 75 | 15.8 | ||
4–7 days | 51 | 10.7 | ||
More than a week | 18 | 3.8 | ||
Seen on referral day | ||||
No | 289 | 60.8 | ||
Yes | 186 | 39.2 | ||
Continuous variables | Mean | SD | ||
Problems at the start of treatment | ||||
Patient-reported symptoms CORE10 | 2.44 | 0.61 | ||
Clinician-reported problems HONOS | 0.93 | 0.40 | ||
Crisis Support Scale | 4.25 | 0.97 | ||
Crisis experience (CSAS subscale) | 4.39 | 0.71 | ||
Not coping with crisis (CSAS subscale) | 3.72 | 0.78 | ||
Characteristics of crisis treatment | ||||
Treatment length (weeks) | 3.05 | 2.64 | ||
Treatment intensity (sessions pr week) | 1.56 | 0.71 | ||
Average duration of sessions (ordinal scale) | 3.05 | 0.53 | ||
Ordinal scale | Minutes | N (%) | ||
1 | 05–20 | 83 ( 4.7%) | ||
2 | 25–40 | 221 (12.6%) | ||
3 | 45–60 | 1089 (62.2%) | ||
4 | 65–90 | 353 (20.2%) | ||
5 | 90 or more | 4 ( 0.2%) | ||
Proportions of sessions outside team’s location | 0.38 | 0.43 | ||
Proportions of sessions outside working hours | 0.20 | 0.30 | ||
Proportion with various interventions | ||||
Practical support | 0.08 | 0.19 | ||
Psychological interventions | 0.90 | 0.21 | ||
Family involvement | 0.12 | 0.24 | ||
Medication management | 0.11 | 0.23 | ||
Collaboration with mental health inpatient units | 0.05 | 0.17 | ||
Collaboration with GPs and primary care | 0.14 | 0.26 | ||
CORE CRT Fidelity Scale | ||||
Fidelity total mean (range 1 to 5) | 2.75 | 0.29 | ||
Fidelity total score (range 39 to 195) | 107 | 11 | ||