Table 4.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of the 2 patient samples.

Characteristics		Beta testers (n=5)	6-month feasibility study (n=18)
Age (years), mean (SD)		45.8 (21.0)	37.9 (9.9)
Gender (male), n (%)		2 (40)	12 (67)
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale positive, mean (SD)		—a	15.4 (5.4)
Diagnosis, n (%)
	Schizophrenia	3 (60)	14 (78)
	Schizoaffective	2 (40)	4 (22)
Education, n (%)
	Secondary	2 (40)	10 (56)
	Further	1 (20)	5 (28)
	Higher	2 (40)	3 (17)
Employment, n (%)
	Employed	1 (20)	2 (11)
	Voluntary work	0 (0)	1 (6)
	Retired	2 (40)	1 (6)
	Unemployed	2 (40)	14 (78)
Ethnicity, n (%)
	Asian or Asian British	0 (0)	1 (6)
	Black or black British	1 (20)	2 (11)
	White British	4 (80)	15 (83)
Marital status, n (%)
	Single	5 (100)	14 (78)
	Married	0 (0)	2 (11)
	Separated	0 (0)	2 (11)
Living arrangement, n (%)
	Alone	2 (40)	12 (67)
	With family	2 (40)	4 (22)
	Supported accommodation	1 (20)	2 (13)

^aBeta testers were not assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.