Table 1 Sample characteristics
Service users and carers % (n) | Health professionals % (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–25 | 15(14) | 1(1) |
26–35 | 20(19) | 18(16) | |
36–45 | 19(18) | 31(28) | |
46–55 | 32(30) | 37(33) | |
56–65 | 13(12) | 13(12) | |
> 65 | 1(1) | 0 | |
Length of contact with services (years) | 0–5 | 31(33) | 14(16) |
6–10 | 26(27) | 13(14) | |
11–15 | 18(19) | 17(19) | |
16–20 | 4(4) | 14(16) | |
21–25 | 5(5) | 9(10) | |
26–30 | 6(6) | 12(13) | |
> 30 | 2(2) | 11(12) | |
Type of service contact in past 2 years | CMHTa | 45(47) | 21(23) |
Inpatient services | 16(17) | 28(31) | |
General Practitioner | 24(25) | 5(6) | |
Voluntary organisation | 6(6) | 6(7) | |
Other | 3(3) | 26(29) | |
Profession | Registered Mental Health Nurse | n/a | 20(22) |
Managerial | 17(19) | ||
Doctor | 8(9) | ||
Psychologist | 7(8) | ||
Lecturer | 5(6) | ||
AMHPb | 5(6) | ||
Researcher | 5(6) | ||
Pharmacist | 4(4) | ||
Care coordinator | 3(3) | ||
Health Care Assistant | 2(2) | ||
Support worker | 2(2) | ||
Counsellor | 2(2) | ||
Other | 4(4) | ||
Missing | 5(6) | ||