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Table 2 Summary of clinical and demographic characteristics of relatives and HPs

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

 

n%

Relatives

HPs

Age - mean(σX)

60.08 (8.43)

43.17 (8.82)

Highest level of education

 Secondary

4 (33.33)

0

 Further

4 (33.33)

0

 Higher

4 (33.33)

12 (100)

Employment status

 FT

2 (16.67)

8 (66.67)

 P/T

4 (33.33)

4 (33.33)

 Retired

6 (50)

0

Gender

 Female

7 (58.33)

7 (58.33)

 Male

5 (41.67)

5 (41.67)

Ethnic origin

 White British

11 (91.67)

11 (91.67)

 White any other

1 (8.33)

0

 Indian

0

1 (8.33)

Marital Status

 Single

1 (8.33)

1 (8.33)

 Married

10 (83.33)

7 (58.33)

 Cohabiting

1 (8.33)

1 (8.33)

 Separated

0

1 (8.33)

Living arrangements

 Partner only

9 (75)

5 (41.67)

 Partner plus children

1 (8.33)

5 (41.67)

 Alone

2 (16.67)

1 (8.33)

 Children only

0

1 (8.33)

Indices of Deprivation by postcode 2010*

 lower quartile (least deprived)

3 (25)

3 (25)

 mid low quartile

3 (25)

3 (25)

 mid upper quartile

4 (33.33)

3 (25)

 upper quartile (most deprived)

2 (16.67)

3 (25)

 IQR**

3.41

21.5

Religion or belief

 Atheism

1 (8.33)

6 (50)

 Buddhism

0

1 (8.33)

 Christianity

8 (66.67)

3 (25)

 Church of England

1 (8.33)

1 (8.33)

 Hinduism

0

1 (8.33)

 None

2 (16.67)

0

  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