Table 3.

Baseline characteristics for descriptive analysis

Variable type	Variable	Time point	Data source	Method of Assessment
Demographic	• Age • Gender • District of residence	Point of referral	Secondary data from paper-based records	Data extracted from patient file and entered into referral form by ward staff, then checked by M&E Officer
	• Education level • Occupational category	Initial ward visit after referral	Primary data collected via questionnaire (based on WHODAS 2.0)	Reported by user to M&E Buddy using baseline form
Family	• Family support • Marital status • Number of children	Initial ward visit after referral	Primary data collected via questionnaire (based on MIND ME and WHODAS 2.0)	Reported by user to M&E Buddy using baseline form
Clinical	• Diagnosis	Point of referral	Secondary data from paper-based records (based on MIND ME)	Data extracted from patient file and entered into referral form by ward staff, then checked by M&E Officer
	• Disability	Initial ward visit after referral	Primary data collected via WHODAS 2.0	Reported by user to M&E Buddy using baseline form
	• Years lived with mental health problem	Initial ward visit after referral	Primary data collected via questionnaire	Reported by user to M&E Buddy using baseline form
Service use	• Ward of referral • Hospital days • Rehospitalisations	Point of referral	Secondary data from paper-based records	Data extracted from patient file and entered into referral form by ward staff, then checked by M&E Officer
	• Previous Recovery College attendance • Satisfaction with hospital services	Initial ward visit after referral	Primary data collected via questionnaire	Reported by user to M&E Buddy using baseline form