Table 1.
Patient-participant characteristics in the Crisis team Optimisation and RElapse prevention (CORE) crisis resolution team service improvement programme trial
| Baseline | Follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control teams (n = 10) |
Intervention teams (n = 15) |
Control teams (n = 10) |
Intervention teams (n = 15) |
|
| Gender, n/N (%) | ||||
| Men | 56/141 (40) | 85/212 (40) | 66/152 (43) | 74/218 (34) |
| Women | 84/141 (60) | 126/212 (59) | 84/152 (55) | 143/218 (66) |
| Transgender | 1/141 (1) | 1/212 (0.5) | 2/152 (1) | 1/218 (0.5) |
| Age, years: mean (s.d.) | 44 (15) | 42 (15) | 42 (14) | 42 (13) |
| Ethnicity, n/N (%) | ||||
| White | 121/141 (86) | 184/212 (87) | 121/152 (80) | 179/219 (82) |
| Asian | 12/141 (9) | 10/212 (5) | 9/152 (6) | 12/219 (5) |
| Black | 6/141 (4) | 14/212 (7) | 14/152 (9) | 16/219 (7) |
| Mixed or other | 1/141 (1) | 4/212 (2) | 8/152 (5) | 12/219 (5) |
| Episodes of CRT care, n/N (%) | ||||
| 1 | 59/141 (42) | 81/212 (38) | 57/151 (38) | 92/219 (42) |
| 2–5 | 58/141 (41) | 89/212 (42) | 72/151 (48) | 90/219 (41) |
| >5 | 24/141 (17) | 42/212 (20) | 22/151 (15) | 37/219 (17) |
| Previous hospital admission, n/N (%) | ||||
| Yes | 47/141 (33) | 63/212 (30) | 46/152 (30) | 62/219 (28) |
| No | 94/141 (67) | 149/212 (70) | 106/152 (70) | 157/219 (72) |
| First contact with mental health services, years: n/N (%) | ||||
| <1 | 53/141 (38) | 77/212 (36) | 38/152 (25) | 64/219 (29) |
| 1–5 | 32/141 (23) | 43/212 (20) | 44/152 (29) | 44/219 (20) |
| 6–10 | 11/141 (8) | 24/212 (11) | 20/152 (13) | 32/219 (15) |
| >10 | 45/141 (32) | 68/212 (32) | 50/152 (33) | 79/219 (36) |
| Length of index CRT period of support, n/N (%) | ||||
| <2 weeks | 46/141 (33) | 48/212 (23) | 45/150 (30) | 70/219 (32) |
| 2 weeks to 1 month | 32/141 (23) | 62/212 (29) | 48/150 (32) | 55/219 (25) |
| 1–2 months | 28/141 (20) | 63/212 (30) | 41/150 (27) | 63/219 (29) |
| >2 months | 35/141 (25) | 39/212 (18) | 16/150 (11) | 31/219 (14) |