Table 2 Participant characteristics
Characteristics | Potential patients (n = 10) | Therapists (stage 1) (n = 4) | Therapists (stage 3) (n = 5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 2 | 20 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 40 |
Female | 8 | 80 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 60 |
Age (in years) | ||||||
18–30 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30–50 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 60 |
50–70 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 40 |
Nationality | ||||||
British | 10 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 5 | 100 |
Highest level of education | ||||||
< A-levels | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A-levels | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
University degree | 5 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 |
Post-graduate diploma | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 40 | |
Post-graduate degree | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 |
Doctoral degree | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 |
Mental health problem | ||||||
Depression | 10 | 100 | N/A | N/A | ||
Anxiety | 8 | 80 | N/A | N/A | ||
Previous therapy experience | ||||||
None | 4 | 40 | N/A | N/A | ||
Cognitive behavioural therapy | 4 | 40 | N/A | N/A | ||
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | 3 | 30 | N/A | N/A | ||
Behavioural activation | 1 | 10 | N/A | N/A | ||
Interpersonal psychotherapy | 1 | 10 | N/A | N/A | ||
Area(s) of clinical training | ||||||
Cognitive behavioural therapy | N/A | 4 | 100 | 5 | 100 | |
Behavioural activation | N/A | 4 | 100 | 4 | 80 | |
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing | N/A | 1 | 25 | 2 | 40 | |
Interpersonal psychotherapy | N/A | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 | |
Dialectical behaviour therapy | N/A | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 | |