Table 1 Sample characteristics and differences between those who took part in the RADAR trial and those who did not
From: Recruitment to a trial of antipsychotic reduction: impact of an acceptability study
Total N = 210 | Took Part in RADAR trial N = 57 N (%) | Did Not Take Part in RADAR trial N = 153 N (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.047 | |||
Male | 136 (65.1) | 31 (54.4) | 105 (69.1) | |
Female | 73 (34.9) | 26 (45.6) | 47 (30.9) | |
Marital Status (N = 208) | 0.655 | |||
Single/Unmarried | 146 (70.2) | 38 (67.9) | 108 (71.1) | |
Married/Civil Partnership/Long-term Relationship/Other | 62 (29.8) | 18 (32.1) | 44 (28.9) | |
Ethnicity | 0.049 | |||
White | 113 (53.8) | 37 (64.9) | 76 (49.7) | |
Non-White/Other | 97 (46.2) | 20 (35.1) | 77 (50.3) | |
Employment | 0.772 | |||
Employed (inc. students) | 25 (11.9) | 7 (12.3) | 18 (11.7) | |
Unemployed (inc. volunteers) | 185 ((88.1) | 50 (87.7) | 135 (88.3) | |
Diagnosis (N = 208) | 0.547 | |||
Schizophrenia | 149 (71.6) | 41 (71.9) | 108 (71.5) | |
Other Psychoses | 59 (28.1) | 16 (28.1) | 43 (28.5) | |
Age of MH Diagnosis (N = 208) | 0.326 | |||
Less than or equal to 20 years | 51 (24.5) | 12 (21.4) | 39 (25.7) | |
21–30 years | 99 (47.6) | 25 (44.6) | 74 (48.7) | |
31–40 years | 38 (18.3) | 13 (23.2) | 25 (16.4) | |
> 40 years | 20 (9.6) | 6 (10.7) | 14 (9.2) | |
Time in contact with mental health services (N = 208) | 0.212 | |||
< 1 year | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | |
1–3 years | 11 (5.3) | 3 (5.4) | 8 (5.3) | |
4–10 years | 47 (22.6) | 13 (23.2) | 34 (22.4) | |
11–15 years | 37 (17.8) | 8 (14.3) | 29 (19.1) | |
16–20 years | 30 (14.4) | 7 (12.5) | 23 (15.1) | |
> 20 years | 82 (39.4) | 25 (44.6) | 57 (37.5) | |
Type of Antipsychotic Medication (N = 207) | 0.141 | |||
First generation only | 72 (34.8) | 20 (35.1) | 52 (34.7) | |
Second generation only (excluding clozapine) | 89 (43.0) | 29 (50.9) | 60 (40.0) | |
Clozapine only | 28 (13.5) | 6 (10.5) | 22 (14.7) | |
More than one antipsychotic | 22 (10.6) | 8 (3.9) | 14 (6.8) | |
Administration of Antipsychotic Medication (N = 206) | 0.907 | |||
Tablet | 89 (43.2) | 25 (43.9) | 64 (43.0) | |
Depot | 97 (47.1) | 30 (52.6) | 67 (45.0) | |
Both | 20 (9.7) | 2 (3.5) | 18 (12.1) | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Age | 45.3 (11.2) | 47.0 (12.4) | 44.7 (10.8) | 0.211 |
Time Taking Any Antipsychotic | 17.0 (10.7) | 17.9 (11.1) | 16.6 (10.6) | 0.496 |
DAI Total | 2.6 (5.1) | 2.3 (5.2) | 2.7 (5.1) | 0.657 |