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Table 1 Summary of clinical and demographic characteristics of service users’ interviews

From: A qualitative analysis of relatives’, health professionals’ and service users’ views on the involvement in care of relatives in Bipolar Disorder

 

n%

Age - mean(σX)

47.36 (13.40)

Diagnosis

 BD I

9 (82)

 BD II

1 (9.09)

 Schizoaffective Disorder (Bipolar)

1 (9.09)

 Age at first mood disorder diagnosis - mean(σX)

27.18 (8.68)

 Age at diagnosis of bipolar disorder - mean(σX)

34.91 (12.05)

Number of previous episodes of depression

 1-6

5 (45.45)

 7-11

1 (9.09)

 12-29

1 (9.09)

 ≥30

4 (36.36)

Number of previous episodes of hypo/mania

 1-6

7 (63.64)

 7-11

2 (18.18)

 12-29

1 (9.09)

 ≥30

1 (9.09)

Number of previous hospitalisation

 0

2 (18.18)

 1-6

8 (72.73)

 7-11

1 (9.09)

Highest level of education

 Secondary

1 (9.09)

 Further

5 (45.45)

 Higher

5 (45.45)

Employment status

 P/T

2 (18.18)

 Retired

2 (18.18)

 Voluntary

2 (18.18)

 Unemployed

5 (45.45)

Gender

 Female

6 (54.55)

 Male

5 (45.45)

Ethnic origin

 White British

11 (100)

Marital Status

 Single

6 (54.55)

 Married

3 (27.27)

 Divorced

2 (18.18)

Living arrangements

 Partner only

2 (18.18)

 Alone

7 (63.64)

 Children only

1 (9.09)

 Parent/s only

1 (9.09)

Indices of Deprivation by postcode 2010*

 lower quartile (least deprived)

3 (27.27)

 mid low quartile

2 (18.18)

 median

1 (9.09)

 mid upper quartile

2 (18.18)

 upper quartile (most deprived)

3 (27.27)

 IQR**

28.248

Religion or belief

 Buddhism

1 (9.09)

 Christianity

5 (45.45)

 None

3 (27.27)

 Agnostic

2 (18.18)

  1. *Postcodes were converted to Lower Layer Super Output Areas and categorised into quartiles in keeping with the English Indices of Deprivation 2010 [71]
  2. **IQR = Q3 − Q1