Table 1. Demographic and Professional Characteristics of the Teams (N = 24) and the Individual Respondents of the BRAVE Study (N = 214).
| CMH Teams Level Characteristics | |||
| Total | BRAVE Intervention | No Intervention | |
| N = 24 | N = 12 | N = 12 | |
| Characteristics | m;sd | m;sd | m;sd |
| Team size | 195.0 (64.4) | 206.0 (61.7) | 183.9 (67.8) |
| Age | 43.8 (5.4) | 44.2 (2.7) | 43.4 (7.2) |
| Men (% per team) | 55.2 (7.3) | 55.0 (7.9) | 55.4 (7.0) |
| Low SES service area N (%) | 14 (58.3) | 7 (58.3) | 7 (58.3) |
| Primary diagnosis | |||
| Psychotic disorder (% per team) | 47.9 (15.0) | 49.8 (10.6) | 46.0 (18.7) |
| Mood disorder (% per team) | 22.2 (9.8) | 21.5 (7.2) | 22.9 (12.1) |
| Personality disorder (% per team) | 11.8 (3.8) | 12.9 (3.7) | 10.8 (3.8) |
| Individual Respondent Level Characteristics | |||
| Total | BRAVE Intervention | No Intervention | |
| N = 214 | N = 115 | N = 99 | |
| Characteristics | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Gender (male) | 79 (37) | 41 (36) | 38 (38) |
| Age (m;sd) | 43.0 (12.2) | 43.5 (12.1) | 42.5 (12.4) |
| Discipline | |||
| Psychiatrist or resident | 24 (11) | 13 (11) | 11 (11) |
| Psychologist | 22 (10) | 12 (11) | 10 (10) |
| Psychiatric nurse | 31 (15) | 21 (18) | 10 (10) |
| General nurse | 78 (37) | 40 (35) | 38 (39) |
| Social worker | 30 (14) | 15 (13) | 15 (15) |
| Other | 28 (13) | 14 (12) | 14 (14) |
| Professional experience in years (median; IQR) | 12 (7-24) | 15 (8-23) | 11 (6-24) |
| Case load (per month) | |||
| No patients | 1 (0.5) | 0 (-) | 1 (1) |
| < 20 patients | 16 (8) | 12 (11) | 4 (4) |
| 20-39 patients | 80 (39) | 37 (34) | 43 (45) |
| 40-59 patients | 51 (25) | 27 (25) | 24 (25) |
| ≥ 60 patients | 56 (27.5) | 32 (30) | 24 (25) |
| Previous DVA training | |||
| Yes, ever | 161 (75) | 82 (71) | 79 (80) |
| Yes, < 6 months ago | 42 (20) | 22 (27) | 20 (25) |
Note. CMH = community mental health, N = number of CMH teams/ respondents, m = mean, sd = standard deviation, SES = social economic status. Discrepancies with the flowchart are due to persons working part-time in different teams.