Table 2. Baseline characteristics of participants–domestic abuse and mental health.
| SPA | Control | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Respondents | Mean (SD) Range (min, max) |
Proportion of respondents (%) | Respondents | Mean (SD) Range (min, max) |
Proportion of respondents (%) |
| Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) | ||||||
| Total abuse (total score CAS, continuous) | 129 | 59 (35) (0, 138) |
129 | 58 (35) (0, 150) |
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| Total abuse (total score CAS> = 3) | 124/129 (96) | 124/129 (96) | ||||
| Severe abuse (severity CAS> = 1) | 89/129 (69) | 94/129 (73) | ||||
| Emotional abuse (emo CAS> = 3) | 122/129 (95) | 123/129 (95) | ||||
| Physical abuse (physical CAS > = 1) | 119/129 (92) | 117/129 (91) | ||||
| Harassment (harassment CAS> = 2) | 113/129 (88) | 109/129 (84) | ||||
| Abused by a family member (not intimate partner) | 41/125 (33) | 42/127 (33) | ||||
| Abused for more than 5 years (includes IPV and other domestic abuse) | 28/117 (24) | 41/121 (34) | ||||
| Past year experience of abuse (includes IPV and other domestic abuse) | 105/117 (90) | 112/120 (93) | ||||
| CORE-OM clinical | 130 | 18 (8) (1, 35) |
129 | 18 (7) (2, 35) |
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| PHQ-9 | 130 | 15 (8) (0, 27) |
128 | 14 (7) (0, 27) |
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| GAD7 | 129 | 13 (6) (0, 21) |
126 | 13 (6) (0, 21) |
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| PTSD | 130 | 27 (12) (0, 51) |
126 | 26 (11) (0, 51) |
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| SF12physical | 113 | 48 (12) (21, 68) |
123 | 49 (12) (15, 71) |
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| SF12mental | 113 | 31 (14) (4, 67) |
123 | 31 (13) (6, 62) |
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Note: ‘SPA’ refers to women randomly selected to attend the specialist psychological advocacy treatment. ‘Control’ refers to women randomised to the usual care advocacy group.