Table 2 Baseline characteristics of survey respondents
Variable | Categories | Service users (N = 147) | Friends, family and partners (N = 37) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number Missing (%) | Number (%) | Number Missing (%) | Number (%) | ||
Age | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |||
18–24 years | 54 (36.7) | 6 (16.2) | |||
25–34 years | 31 (21.0) | 1 (2.7) | |||
35–44 years | 27 (18.4) | 12 (32.4) | |||
45–54 years | 24 (16.3) | 12 (32.4) | |||
55–64 years | 9 (6.1) | 6 (16.2) | |||
65 + years | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |||
Gender identified with | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Female | 126 (85.7) | 29 (78.3) | |||
Male | 16 (10.9) | 7 (18.9) | |||
Would rather not say | 5 (3.4) | 1 (2.1) | |||
Contact with LMHS in previous 6 months | 29 (19.7) | 11 (29.7) | |||
Yes | 58 (39.5) | 16 (43.2) | |||
No | 60 (40.8) | 10 (27.0) | |||
Reason for hospital attendance | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Mental health problem | 42 (28.6) | 21 (56.8) | |||
Physical health problem | 22 (15.0) | 7 (18.9) | |||
Consequence of self-harm | 82 (55.8) | 9 (24.3) | |||
Pre-operative assessment | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |||
Worried about mental health at time of referral | 0 (0) | 1 (2.7) | |||
Yes | 80 (54.4) | 21 (56.8) | |||
No | 53 (36.1) | 7 (18.9) | |||
Not sure | 8 (5.4) | 3 (8.1) | |||
Not applicable | 6 (4.1) | 5 (13.5) | |||
LMHS staff seen1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Allied Health Professional | 3 (2.0 %) | 1 (2.7) | |||
Mental Health Nurse | 77 (52.4) | 13 (35.1) | |||
Not applicable | 13 (8.8) | 4 (10.8) | |||
Not sure | 22 (15.0) | 9 (24.3) | |||
Other | 11 (7.5) | 3 (8.1) | |||
Psychiatrist | 46 (31.3) | 8 (21.6) | |||
Psychologist or Psychotherapist | 15 (10.2) | 5 (13.5) | |||
Site of contact with LMHS2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Emergency Department | 71 (48.2) | 12 (32.4) | |||
Ward | 73 (49.7) | 17 (46.0) | |||
Pre-operative clinic | 9 (6.1) | 3 (8.1) | |||
Not sure | 1 (0.7) | 1 (2.7) | |||
Not applicable, or answered ‘no’ to all sites | 0 (0) | 16 (43.2) | |||
Had biopsychosocial assessment | 1 (0.7) | 2 (5.4) | |||
Yes | 112 (76.2) | 27 (73.0) | |||
No | 22 (15.0) | 4 (10.8) | |||
Not sure | 12 (8.2) | 2 (5.4) | |||
Not Applicable | 0 (0) | 2 (5.4) | |||