Table 1 Characteristics of health visitors
n | Family Focused Practice Score | |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||
Age Group (years) | ||
25–38 | 74 | 103.45 (9.29) |
39–50 | 77 | 102.54 (11.70) |
51–66 | 72 | 102.32 (13.64) |
Missing | 0 | |
Time Since Registration (years) | ||
> 1–4 | 75 | 103.01 (11.04) |
5–15 | 69 | 103.69 (10.06) |
16–35 | 73 | 101.19 (14.07) |
Missing | 0 | |
Service Location | ||
Rural | 70 | 101.31 (11.69) |
Urban | 67 | 102.70 (10.62) |
Rural and Urban | 85 | 102.94 (13.11) |
Missing | 0 | |
Caseload Size | ||
20–200 | 58 | 104.93 (10.75) |
201–253 | 57 | 102.74 (12.08) |
254–333 | 54 | 99.59 (11.31) |
Missing | 0 | |
Mothers on Caseload with a mental illness (%) | ||
1–7.5 | 95 | 101.86 (12.45) |
8–15 | 72 | 104.28 (10.99) |
15.50–100 | 17 | 104.94 (9.11) |
Missing | 0 | |
Specialist health visiting position | ||
Yes | 52 | 103.54 (12.10) |
No | 169 | 102.15 (11.88) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Substance misuse | ||
Yes | 88 (38%) | 104.57 (11.71) |
No | 141 (62%) | 101.04 (11.89) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Intimate partner violence | ||
Yes | 91 (40%) | 104.66 (11.47) |
No | 138 (60%) | 100.90 (12.02) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Perinatal mental illness | ||
Yes | 169 (72%) | 102.50 (12.19) |
No | 60 (26%) | 102.12 (11.18) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Pre-existing mental illness (e.g. bipolar) | ||
Yes | 29 (13%) | 104.96 (10.14) |
No | 200 (87%) | 102.40 (12.14) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Think Family Initiative | ||
Yes | 10 (5%) | 105.00 (11.41) |
No | 219 (95%) | 102.28 (11.95) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Child focused | ||
Yes | 171 (75%) | 102.79 (11.64) |
No | 58 (25%) | 101.25 (12.75) |
Missing | 0 | |
Training: Family focused | ||
Yes | 21 (9%) | 107.95 (10.66) |
No | 208 (91%) | 101.86 (11.92) |
Missing | 0 | |
Experience of mental illness | ||
Personal | 42 (19%) | 97.58 (11.41) |
Family member with mental illness | 85 (37%) | 104.29 (10.30) |
None | 92 (40%) | 102.70 (13.00) |
Missing | 10 (4%) | |
Parenting status | ||
Parent | 200 (87%) | 102.79 (11.73) |
Not a parent | 29 (13%) | 99.71 (13.03) |
Missing | 0 | |
Frequency of Contact with service users | ||
Daily or weekly | 118 (52%) | 104.76 (11.00) |
Monthly or yearly | 100 (43%) | 100.63 (10.68) |
Missing | 11 (5%) | |
Discuss mental illness with female service user | ||
Yes | 203 (89%) | 103.27 (11.10) |
No | 20 (8%) | 97.88 (13.66) |
Missing | 6 (3%) | |
Contact with service users’ children | ||
Yes | 190 (83%) | 103.34 (11.01) |
No | 38 (17%) | 96.97 (14.53) |
Missing | 1 | |
Contact with service users’ partner | ||
Yes | 186 (83%) | 103.32 (11.28) |
No | 40 (17%) | 97.78 (13.10) |
Missing | 0 | |
Provide support to service users’ partner | ||
Yes | 172 (75%) | 104.08 (11.29) |
No | 48 (21%) | 97.49 (12.53) |
Missing | 9 (4%) | |