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Table 2 Demographics and baseline characteristics

From: Pilot randomised controlled trial of the ENGAGER collaborative care intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release

  

TAU (n = 20)

Intervention (n = 39a)

Age; mean (SD)

 

32.3 (10.46)

33.3 (8.51)

Ethnicity; n (%)

White

19 (95)

37 (95)

Other

1 (5)

2 (5)

Relationship; n (%)

Married, civil partnership, cohabiting

2 (10)

6 (15)

Single, divorced, separated

18 (90)

33 (85)

Accommodation; n (%)

Own home/rented accommodation

10 (50)

18 (44)

Temporary accommodation/homeless

10 (50)

18 (44)

Supported accommodation

0 (0)

3 (7)

Education; n (%)

No qualifications

6 (30)

15 (39)

CSE/ GCSE/ O level

6 (30)

8 (20)

Further qualifications

8 (40)

16 (41)

Employment; n (%)

Employed

6 (30)

6 (15)

Unemployed

14 (70)

33 (85)

Benefits; n (%)

No benefits

8 (40)

8 (20)

Claiming benefits

12 (60)

31 (80)

Incomeb; n (%)

Less than £7500

14 (70)

28 (72)

More than £7500

4 (20)

10 (26)

Index offence(s)c; n (%)

Violent

11 (55)

22 (56)

Non violent

5 (25)

12 (30)

History of self-harm; n (%)

Yes

5 (25)

5 (13)

No

15 (75)

34 (87)

History of self- report drug or alcohol problem; n (%)

Yes

15 (75)

25 (64)

No

5 (25)

14 (36)

Standardised Assessment of Personality score

≥3

17 (85)

33 (85)

 

≥5

8 (40)

18 (46)

  1. aOne participant was released after randomisation but before baseline data could be collected
  2. bTwo participants in the TAU group and one participant in the Intervention group chose ‘prefer not to say’
  3. cFour participants’ in the TAU group and five participants in the Intervention group were missing