Table 3.
Characteristics of young people interviewed and professionals in the focus group.
| Characteristics | Value | ||||
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Interviews for young people (n=19) | ||||
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Recruitment source, n (%) | |||
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Mental health service or school counselor/nurse | 13 (68) | |
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EPADa group (parent with depression) | 6 (32) | |
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Age (years) | |||
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Mean (SD) | 16.5 (1.78) | |
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Median | 16 | |
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Range | 14-19 | |
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Gender, n (%) | |||
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Female | 14 (74) | |
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Male | 5 (26) | |
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Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
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White | 18 (95) | |
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Other | 1 (5) | |
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Seen alone, n (%) | 7 (37) | ||
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Seen with parent or carer, n (%) | 12 (63) | ||
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Interview location, n (%) | |||
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Home address | 12 (63) | |
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Cardiff University | 6 (32) | |
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School | 1 (5) | |
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Focus group for professionals (n=13) | ||||
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Profession, n (%) | |||
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Psychiatrist | 2 (15) | |
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Mental health nurse (secondary care) | 1 (8) | |
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Primary mental health worker | 2 (15) | |
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Social worker | 1 (8) | |
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Educational psychologist | 2 (15) | |
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School nurse | 1 (8) | |
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School counselor | 1 (8) | |
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Teacher | 1 (8) | |
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Youth worker and community wellbeing officer | 1 (8) | |
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Charity worker (emotional well-being and mental health manager) | 1 (8) | |
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Gender, n (%) | |||
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Female | 10 (77) | |
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Male | 3 (23) | |
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Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
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White | 13 (100) | |
aEPAD: Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression.