Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of clients with serious mental illness assigned to assertive community treatment or to community mental health team care. Values are numbers (percentages) of clients unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Assertive community treatment team (n=127) | Community mental health team (n=124) |
|---|---|---|
| Response to interview: | ||
| Consented | 90 (71) | 78 (63) |
| Refused | 24 (19) | 27 (22) |
| No response | 13 (10) | 19 (15) |
| Male | 79 (62) | 68 (55) |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 38 (11) | 40 (11) |
| Inpatient at recruitment | 60 (47) | 55 (44) |
| Recruited through panel | 8 (6) | 10 (8) |
| Unemployed* | 81 (90) | 68 (87) |
| Ethnic group: | ||
| White | 65 (51) | 71 (57) |
| African Caribbean | 52 (41) | 39 (31) |
| Other | 10 (8) | 14 (11) |
| Diagnosis†: | ||
| Schizophrenia | 70 (68) | 63 (65) |
| Schizoaffective | 18 (17) | 15 (15) |
| Bipolar affective | 6 (6) | 4 (4) |
| Delusional disorder | 3 (3) | 5 (5) |
| Major depression | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
| Other | 6 (6) | 8 (8) |
| Inpatient service use | ||
| Length of illness (months): | ||
| Mean (SD) | 138 (102) | 160 (120) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 115 (67-181) | 130 (60-237) |
| No of total admissions: | ||
| Mean (SD) | 8 (6) | 8 (5) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 7 (4-11) | 6 (4-11) |
| No of admissions in past two years: | ||
| Mean (SD) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) |
| No of involuntary admissions† | ||
| Mean (SD) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 4 (2-6) | 3 (2-6) |
| No of involuntary admissions in past two years† | ||
| Mean (SD) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1-2) |
| No of inpatient days per admission | ||
| Mean (SD) | 95 (71) | 92 (63) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 69 (47-120) | 76 (51-113) |
| No of days per admission in past two years | ||
| Mean (SD) | 116 (124) | 106 (103) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 75 (48-133) | 76 (48-127) |
| Clinical or social function: | ||
| Mean (SD) symptoms (EBPRS)* | 36.4 (9.1), n=90 | 36.2 (11.7), n=78 |
| Mean (SD) quality of life (MANSA)* | 4.4 (0.9), n=82 | 4.2 (73), n=73 |
| Mean (SD) unment needs (CANSAS)* | 4.4 (3.1), n=90 | 5.0 (3.2), n=77 |
| Mean (SD) social function (LSP) | 109.9 (16.3), n=126 | 109.2 (15.9), n=122 |
| Mean (SD) total score (HoNOS) | 12.4 (6.6), n=126 | 13.3 (7.1), n=122 |
EBPRS=expanded brief psychiatric rating scale; MANSA=Manchester short assessment of quality of life; CANSAS=Camberwell assessment of needs short assessment schedule; LSP=life skills profile; HoNOS=health of the nation outcome scales.
*
Consented to participate.
†
Consented to participate or non-responder.