Table 3.
Characteristics of participants of study 4 (n=25).
| Characteristics | Participants | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 39.3 (11.6) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
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Asian | 4 (16) |
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White | 21 (84) |
| Occupation, n (%) | ||
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Sheltered employment | 1 (4) |
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Employed | 9 (36) |
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Unemployed | 8 (32) |
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Retired | 3 (12) |
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Training or education | 4 (16) |
| Living situation, n (%) | ||
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Alone | 8 (32) |
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With others | 17 (68) |
| Education, n (%) | ||
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No qualification | 2 (8) |
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O-levels, General Certificate of Secondary Education, or equivalent | 3 (12) |
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A-levels, National Vocational Qualification, or equivalent | 5 (20) |
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Degree-level qualification | 11 (44) |
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Higher degree–level qualification | 4 (16) |
| Service contact, n (%) | ||
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No contact with any National Health Service | 0 (0) |
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Contact with my general practitioner only (self-reported) | 1 (4) |
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Contact with my general practitioner and with IAPTa | 1 (4) |
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Contact with my general practitioner and a specialist mental health team | 23 (92) |
| Duration of service support in years | ||
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Mean (SD) | 13.88 (9.45) |
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Median (IQR) | 10 (7-20) |
| Has ever been an inpatient, n (%) | 10 (40) | |
| Current diagnosis, n (%) | ||
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Schizophrenia or other psychosis | 5 (19) |
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Bipolar disorder | 9 (33) |
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Mood disorder | 4 (15) |
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Other (included ADHDb, posttraumatic stress disorder, personality disorder, and autism) | 9 (33) |
| MANSAc score | ||
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Mean (SD) | 4.13 (1.01) |
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Median (IQR) | 4.5 (3.58-4.67) |
| COREd-10 score | ||
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Mean (SD) | 18.84 (9.11) |
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Median (IQR) | 20 (13-23) |
aIAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, a mental health treatment program provided by the National Health Service in England
bADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
cMANSA: Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life.
dCORE: Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation.