Table 3.
Demographic and clinical information about the participants
| VR therapy group (N = 122) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (s.d.) | 37.3 (13.2) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 39 (32.0%) |
| Male | 83 (68.0%) |
| Other | 0 |
| Prefer not to say | 0 |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 91 (75.8%) |
| Married/civil partnership | 14 (11.5%) |
| Cohabiting | 5 (4.2%) |
| Separated | 2 (1.7%) |
| Divorced | 7 (5.8%) |
| Widowed | 1 (0.8%) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 105 (86.1%) |
| Black British | 1 (0.8%) |
| Black African | 1 (0.8%) |
| Black Caribbean | 0 |
| Indian | 0 |
| Black Other | 1 (0.8%) |
| Pakistani | 2 (1.6%) |
| Other | 12 (9.8%) |
| Service type, n (%) | |
| Community mental health team | 72 (59.0%) |
| Early intervention service | 46 (37.7%) |
| In-patient | 4 (3.3%) |
| Employment, n (%) | |
| Employed full-time (paid) | 8 (7.3%) |
| Employed part-time (paid) | 3 (2.8%) |
| Employed full-time (voluntary) | 0 |
| Employed part-time (voluntary) | 1 (0.9%) |
| Unemployed (on benefits) | 76 (69.7%) |
| Unemployed (not on benefits) | 7 (6.4%) |
| Student or in training full-time | 3 (2.8%) |
| Student or in training part-time | 2 (1.8%) |
| Self-employed | 4 (3.7%) |
| Home-maker | 0 |
| Carer | 1 (0.9%) |
| Retired | 4 (3.7%) |
| Missing | 13 |
| Mental health diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Schizophrenia | 52 (42.6%) |
| Schizotypal disorder | 1 (0.8%) |
| Delusional disorder | 2 (1.6%) |
| Brief psychotic disorders | 3 (2.5%) |
| Schizoaffective disorder | 12 (9.8%) |
| Other psychotic disorder | 2 (1.6%) |
| Unspecified psychosis | 40 (32.8%) |
| Bipolar disorder with psychotic features | 2 (1.6%) |
| Depressive disorders with psychotic features | 5 (4.1%) |
| Major depressive disorder with psychotic features | 3 (2.5%) |
| Antipsychotic medication | |
| Yes, n (%) | 107 (89.2%) |
| No, n (%) | 9 (10.8%) |
| Missing, n (%) | 1 |
| Chlorpromazine equivalent dose mean (s.d.) | 378.7 (320.2) |