Table 3.
Characteristics of people with SMI enroled at baseline and postbaseline (9, 18 and 27 months) (N = 287)
| People with SMI enroled at baseline (N = 235) | People with SMI enroled postbaseline (N = 52) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 235), mean (SD) | Arm 1 (n = 74), mean (SD) | Arm 2 (n = 88), mean (SD) | Arm 3, (n = 73) mean (SD) | Total (n = 52), mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 50.5 (12.7) | 48.1 (14.0) | 52.0 (12.2) | 50.9 (11.7) | 44.7 (12.5) |
| RAS‐R score (range: 24–120) | 87.1 (15.3) | 84.6 (17.0) | 89.7 (15.3) | 86.5 (13.1) | – |
| EUROHIS‐8 QoL index (range: 8–40) | 25.6 (6.6) | 24.0 (6.7) | 27.3 (6.5) | 25.1 (6.3) | – |
| Duration of longest‐standing mental health condition (years)a | 18.1 (12.7) | 17.6 (14.0) | 17.0 (11.7) | 19.9 (12.6) | 14.6 (13.1) |
| Age at first hospital admission (years)b | 32.3 (13.1) | 34.6 (14.1) | 33.5 (13.1) | 28.7 (11.5) | 31.9 (12.6) |
| Duration of the caring relationship (years)c | 11.6 (13.9) | 9.9 (12.9) | 9.8 (12.3) | 14.9 (15.9) | 10.9 (15.2) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Femaled | 155 (67) | 52 (71) | 61 (69) | 42 (58) | 20 (58) |
| Born in Australia | 199 (85) | 67 (91) | 73 (83) | 59 (81) | 41 (80) |
| English is the first language | 222 (95) | 72 (97) | 83 (95) | 67 (92) | 48 (96) |
| Education (highest level) | |||||
| Left school before completing Year 10 | 43 (18) | 13 (18) | 18 (20) | 12 (16) | 8 (16) |
| Completed Year 10 or equivalent | 62 (16) | 21 (28) | 26 (30) | 15 (21) | 15 (29) |
| Completed Year 12 or equivalent | 28 (12) | 13 (18) | 9 (10) | 6 (8) | 9 (18) |
| Certificate or diploma | 67 (29) | 16 (22) | 24 (27) | 27 (37) | 14 (27) |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 35 (15) | 11 (15) | 11 (13) | 13 (18) | 5 (10) |
| Currently workinge | 48 (20) | 17 (23) | 19 (22) | 12 (16) | 10 (19) |
| Pension/benefit is the main source incomee | 213 (91) | 66 (89) | 77 (88) | 70 (96) | 46 (88) |
| Self‐reported physical health is a problemf | 169 (76) | 50 (77) | 62 (72) | 57 (80) | 43 (83) |
| Number of self‐reported mental health conditionsg | |||||
| None reported | 12 (5) | 3 (4) | 7 (8) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) |
| 1 | 62 (27) | 18 (24) | 21 (24) | 23 (32) | 16 (34) |
| 2 | 71 (30) | 21 (28) | 28 (32) | 22 (31) | 15 (32) |
| 3 or more | 88 (38) | 32 (43) | 32 (36) | 24 (34) | 15 (32) |
| Self‐reported mental health conditionsg, h | |||||
| Major depression | 121 (52) | 39 (53) | 47 (53) | 35 (49) | 25 (53) |
| Anxiety disorders (excluding posttraumatic stress disorder) | 97 (42) | 35 (47) | 36 (41) | 26 (37) | 19 (40) |
| Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders | 85 (36) | 27 (36) | 28 (32) | 30 (42) | 12 (26) |
| Bipolar disorder | 70 (30) | 20 (27) | 25 (28) | 25 (35) | 11 (23) |
| Personality disorders | 39 (17) | 19 (26) | 12 (14) | 8 (11) | 9 (19) |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 29 (12) | 13 (18) | 10 (11) | 6 (8) | 10 (21) |
| Substance use disorder | 10 (4) | 4 (5) | 4 (5) | 2 (3) | 2 (14) |
| Eating disorders | 6 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Admitted to hospital for mental health | 183 (78) | 64 (86) | 63 (72) | 56 (77) | 33 (63) |
| Has a carer | 124 (53) | 40 (54) | 40 (45) | 44 (60) | 25 (48) |
| Currently living with carerc | 63 (51) | 16 (40) | 25 (63) | 22 (50) | 11 (44) |
| Relationship to carerc | |||||
| Partner | 24 (19) | 7 (18) | 7 (18) | 10 (23) | 6 (24) |
| Family member | 71 (57) | 26 (65) | 23 (57) | 22 (50) | 14 (56) |
| Friend | 13 (10) | 3 (8) | 4 (10) | 6 (14) | 2 (8) |
| Other | 16 (13) | 4 (10) | 6 (15) | 6 (14) | 3 (12) |
Note: Discrepancies in totals due to missing responses.
Abbreviation: RAS‐R, 24‐item Revised Recovery Assessment Scale; SD, standard deviation; SMI, severe mental illness.
Duration of any longest‐standing mental health condition self‐reported by participants. N = 206 at baseline (66 in Arm 1, 75 in Arm 2 and 65 in Arm 3) and 42 postbaseline participants.
Based on responses to the question, ‘How old were you the first time you were admitted to hospital to get help for your mental health?’ 216 service users (75%) who reported a hospital admission related to mental health were asked this question.
n = 149 (52%) participants who reported having a carer at the time of entry into the study.
One respondent in Arm 1 and one in Arm 3 selected ‘Rather not say’. They have been coded as missing for the analysis.
Based on responses (yes/no) to the questions, ‘Do you work?’ and ‘Is a pension or benefit your main source of income?’ at entry into the study.
Based on responses to the question, ‘In the past 12 months, have you had any problems with your physical health?’
Based on participant responses to the question, ‘Have you ever been given a name for your condition? If yes, what is the name?’. All mental health conditions reported were included in the total.
Self‐reported health conditions are not mutually exclusive. Eight self‐reported mental health conditions were selected and grouped into the ICD‐10 Classification for Mental and Behavioural Disorders Diagnostic Criteria for Research established by the World Health Organisation 1993.