Table 2.
Client characteristics at baseline (N = 263)
| Intervention (N = 152) | Control (N = 111) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Mean Age (SD) | 50.76 (14.29) | 49.36 (13.25) | ||
| Male | 98 | 65 | 72 | 65 |
| Having a partner | 18 | 12 | 19 | 17 |
| Nationality | ||||
| Born in the Netherlands | 129 | 85 | 95 | 86 |
| Other | 23 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Type of carea | ||||
| Sheltered living | 125 | 83 | 65 | 59 |
| Supported independent living | 26 | 17 | 46 | 41 |
| Work situation | ||||
| Paid work | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Sheltered work | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| No work | 82 | 54 | 66 | 60 |
| Voluntary work | 40 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Retired | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Amount of supporta | ||||
| >daily | 97 | 69 | 47 | 47 |
| >weekly | 25 | 18 | 30 | 30 |
| once a week | 10 | 7 | 21 | 21 |
| <weekly | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Primary outcomes | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Quality of life (N = 262) | 4.08 (.70) | 3.93 (.67) | ||
| Social functioning (N = 263) | 112.13 (24.76) | 109.57 (23.21) | ||
| Personal recovery (N = 262) | 3.52 (.55) | 3.41 (.48) | ||
| Secondary outcomes | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Hope (N = 262) | 2.91 (0.38) | 2.84 (.38) | ||
| Empowerment (N = 242) | 3.64 (0.48) | 3.60 (.49) | ||
| Self-efficacy (N = 240) | 4.41 (0.91) | 4.36 (.76) | ||
| Needs (N = 254) | ||||
| Unmet needs | 3.95 (3.16) | 4.45 (2.83) | ||
| Met needs | 8.34 (3.16) | 7.80 (3.22) | ||
| No needs | 14.53 (3.33) | 14.59 (3.42) | ||
| Covariates | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| BSI (N = 257) | .71 (.62) | 0.82 (.63) | ||
| RPRS (N = 230) | 3.49 (.61) | 3.62 (.53) | ||
atype of facility and amount of support differed significantly (p < .001) between the groups. On other variables, the groups did not differ significantly