Table 2.
Staff 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 | 69/175 (39) | 79/266 (30) | 70/166 (42) | 85/252 (34) |
| Women | 106/175 (61) | 187/266 (70) | 96/166 (58) | 167/252 (66) |
| Age, years: mean (s.d.) | 43 (10) | 42 (10) | 45 (10) | 43 (10) |
| Ethnicity, n/N (%) | ||||
| White | 118/175 (67) | 181/266 (68) | 107/164 (65) | 165/252 (65) |
| Asian | 18/175 (10) | 29/266 (11) | 24/164 (15) | 26/252 (10) |
| Black | 28/175 (16) | 45/266 (17) | 25/164 (15) | 50/252 (20) |
| Mixed or other | 11/175 (7) | 11/266 (4) | 8/164 (5) | 11/252 (4) |
| Professional group, n/N (%) | ||||
| Nurse | 100/175 (57) | 127/266 (48) | 81/165 (49) | 112/252 (44) |
| Occupational therapist | 3/175 (2) | 5/266 (2) | 3/165 (2) | 8/252 (3) |
| Psychiatrist | 12/175 (7) | 19/266 (7) | 16/165 (10) | 20/252 (8) |
| Psychologist | 4/175 (2) | 7/266 (3) | 4/165 (2) | 6/252 (2) |
| Social worker | 12/175 (7) | 26/266 (10) | 8/165 (5) | 22/252 (9) |
| Support worker | 30/175 (17) | 49/266 (18) | 37/165 (22) | 55/252 (22) |
| Other | 14/175 (8) | 33/266 (12) | 16/165 (10) | 29/252 (12) |
| Length of time worked in current team, n/N (%) | ||||
| <1 year | 31/175 (18) | 58/265 (22) | 26/173 (15) | 54/258 (21) |
| 1 to <2 years | 30/175 (17) | 43/265 (16) | 25/173 (14) | 40/258 (16) |
| 2 to <5 years | 48/175 (27) | 74/265 (28) | 71/173 (41) | 73/258 (28) |
| 5 to <10 years | 45/175 (26) | 60/265 (23) | 36/173 (21) | 52/258 (20) |
| ≥10 years | 21/175 (12) | 30/265 (11) | 25/173 (14) | 39/258 (15) |