Table 2 Unit characteristics
Baseline | Follow up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n or median | % or (IQR) | n or median | % or (IQR) | |
Unit location | ||||
Inner city | 5 | 10 | ||
Suburbs | 43 | 86 | ||
Rural area | 2 | 4 | ||
Unit type | ||||
Hospital ward | 6 | 12 | ||
Community based | 44 | 88 | ||
Mean (SD) Mental Illness Needs Index score for local area of unit | 1.09 | (0.36) | ||
Staffing | ||||
Psychiatrist works in the unit | 47 | 94 | 50 | 100 |
Access to a psychiatrist | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Clinical psychologist works on the unit | 26 | 52 | 36 | 72 |
Access to a clinical psychologist | 20 | 40 | 11 | 22 |
Occupational therapist works on the unit | 39 | 78 | 41 | 82 |
Access to an occupational therapist | 7 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
Nurse works on the unit | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Support worker works on the unit | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Social worker works on the unit | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Access to a social worker | 39 | 78 | 45 | 90 |
Ex-service user(s) work in the unit | 19 | 38 | 20 | 40 |
Ex-service user(s) on the payroll | 15 | 79 | 17 | 85 |
Staff turnover | 14 | (8, 21) | 9 | (4, 17) |
Staff: service user ratio | 1.8 | (1.6, 2.2) | 1.9 | (1.8, 2.3) |
Beds | ||||
Beds on the unit | 13 | (10, 16) | 13 | (10, 16) |
% beds occupied | 95 | (89, 100) | 94 | (86, 100) |
Turnover | ||||
% staff turnover last 12 months | 14 | (8, 21) | 9 | (4, 17) |
% service user turnover last 12 months | 82 | (55, 113) | 92 | (56, 120) |
Interventions | ||||
Percentage taking clozapine | 37 | (25, 45) | 39 | (25, 45) |
Percentage taking multiple antipsychotics | 0 | (0, 0) | 0 | (0, 0) |
Percentage of service users with carer involvement | 76 | (64, 90) | 75 | (56, 87) |
Percentage of service users who had family intervention in the last year | 7 | (0, 28) | 7 | (0, 25) |
Percentage who received CBT in the last 12 months | 13 | (0, 33) | 9 | (0, 38) |
Unit manager “very happy” for their friend/relative to receive care on unit | 28 | 56 | 27 | 54 |
mean | (SD) | mean | (SD) | |
QuIRC domain scores (%) | ||||
Living environment | 79 | (7) | 79 | (7) |
Therapeutic environment | 68 | (6) | 71 | (5) |
Treatments and interventions | 65 | (7) | 65 | (8) |
Self-management and autonomy | 75 | (6) | 77 | (7) |
Human rights | 77 | (8) | 80 | (6) |
Recovery based practice | 72 | (7) | 74 | (7) |
Social inclusion | 65 | (12) | 65 | (11) |