Table 2.
Therapists; total sample, intervention, and control
|
Variables |
Total sample |
Intervention |
Control |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 25 |
n = 8 |
n = 17 |
||
| N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
|
Female |
16 (64%) |
5 (62.5%) |
11 (64.7%) |
0.915 |
|
Age (Mean (Median, Range)) |
41.4 (38, 30–62) |
39 (34.5, 31–62) |
42.9 (41, 30–61) |
0.402 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
0.920 |
| - Psychiatric nurse |
5 (23.8%) |
2 (25%) |
3 (17.6%) |
|
| - Psychologist |
16 (76.2%) |
6 (75%) |
10 (58.8%) |
|
|
No of years worked in mental health care (Mean (Median, Range)) |
9.9 (9, 1–25) |
7.4 (5.5, 1–16) |
11.4 (10, 1–25) |
0.220 |
|
No of years worked in out-patient unit (Mean (Median, Range)) |
4.6 (3, 1–16) |
3.4 (3, 1–8) |
5.4 (4, 1–16) |
0.292 |
|
Heard about PCOMS prior to study (yes) |
9 (42.9%) |
3 (37.5%) |
6 (35.3%) |
0.697 |
| Attended course in PCOMS prior to study (yes) | 2 (9.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.716 |
Numbers are N/n (%) unless otherwise stated.
For categorical variables the groups have been compared using Pearson’s chi square tests.
For continuous variables the groups have been compared using two-tailed independent t-tests.
Four treatment as usual therapists did not return the questionnaire on these variables.