Table 1.
Demographic and service use characteristics of service user and carer respondents
| Service users N = 42 | N (%) | Carers N = 20 | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 14 (33%) | Male | 8 (40%) |
| Female | 28 (67%) | Female | 12 (60%) | |
| Age | 16–24 | 5 (12%) | 16–24 | 0 |
| 25–34 | 11 (26%) | 25–34 | 2 (10%) | |
| 35–44 | 13 (31%) | 35–44 | 3 (15%) | |
| 45–54 | 8 (19%) | 45–54 | 7 (35%) | |
| 55–64 | 5 (12%) | 55–64 | 5 (25%) | |
| 65+ | 0 | 65+ | 3 (15%) | |
| Ethnicity | White British | 30 (71%) | White British | 16 (80%) |
| White Irish | 1 (2%) | White Irish | 1 (5%) | |
| White Other | 2 (5%) | White Other | 0 | |
| Black Caribbean | 3 (7%) | Black Caribbean | 0 | |
| Black African | 1 (2%) | Black African | 0 | |
| Indian | 1 (2%) | Indian | 0 | |
| Asian Other | 2 (5%) | Asian Other | 0 | |
| Mixed White/Asian | 0 | Mixed White/Asian | 1 (5%) | |
| Other mixed ethnicity | 0 | Other mixed ethnicity | 1 (5%) | |
| Other ethnic group | 2 (5%) | Other ethnic group | 1 (5%) | |
| Relationship to service user | N/A | Partner | 11 (55%) | |
| Parent | 9 (45%) | |||
| Lives with service user | N/A | Yes | 15 (75%) | |
| No | 5 (25%) | |||
| Number of times service user used a CRT | Once | 17 (41%) | Once | 10 (50%) |
| 2–5 times | 18 (43%) | 2–5 times | 7 (35%) | |
| 6–10 times | 7 (17%) | 6–10 times | 2 (10%) | |
| > 10 times | 0 | > 10 times | 1 (5%) | |
| Most recent service user contact with CRT ended | Still receiving CRT support | 7 (17%) | Still receiving CRT support | 5 (25%) |
| < 1 month ago | 21 (50%) | < 1 month ago | 6 (30%) | |
| 1 to 3 months ago | 10 (24%) | 1 to 3 months ago | 5 (23%) | |
| > 3 months ago | 4 (10%) | > 3 months ago | 4 (20%) | |
| Previous service user in-patient admission | Yes | 32 (76%) | Yes | 16 (80%) |
| No | 10 (24%) | No | 4 (20%) | |
| Most recent hospital discharge | < 3 months ago | 15 (36%) | < 3 months ago | 5 (25%) |
| 3–12 months ago | 9 (21%) | 3–12 months ago | 5 (25%) | |
| 1–5 years ago | 5 (12%) | 1–5 years ago | 3 (15%) | |
| > 5 years ago | 3 (7%) | > 5 years ago | 3 (15%) | |
| N/A | 10 (24%) | N/A | 4 (20%) | |
| Service user has care co-ordinator | Yes | 22 (52%) | Yes | 11 (55%) |
| No | 14 (33%) | No | 6 (30%) | |
| Not sure | 6 (14%) | Not sure | 3 (15%) | |
| Diagnosis (reported by service user / carer) | Affective Disorder | 21 (50%) | Affective Disorder | 10 (50%) |
| Psychotic Disorder | 11 (26%) | Psychotic Disorder | 5 (25%) | |
| Personality Disorder | 3 (7%) | Personality Disorder | 2 (10%) | |
| Unknown | 7 (17%) | Unknown | 3 (15%) |