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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Preventing post-discharge suicides in psychiatric patients: insights from patients, lay healthcare supporters, and mental health professionals—a qualitative analysis

Socio-demographic information

Patients (n = 17)

LHSs (n = 8)

MPs (n = 20)

Gender

 Male

10 (58.8%)

2 (25.0%)

9 (45.0%)

 Female

7 (41.2%)

6 (75.0%)

11 (55.0%)

 Age (mean, S.D.)

32.94 (10.71)

39.57 (9.55)

34.15 (7.05)

Education

 Primary school or lower

3 (17.6%)

2 (25.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 High school

5 (29.4%)

2 (25.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Bachelor

8 (47.1%)

4 (50.0%)

15 (75.0%)

 Master and above

1 (5.9%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (25.0%)

Household registration

 Shenzhen

8 (47.1%)

5 (62.5%)

-

 Elsewhere

9 (52.9%)

3 (37.5%)

-

Marriage

 Married

7 (41.2%)

1 (12.5%)

6 (30.0%)

 Single

10 (58.8%)

7 (87.5%)

14 (70.0%)

Monthly income

 Less than 4999 Yuan

8 (47.1%)

2 (25.0%)

4 (20.0%)

 5000—19,999 Yuan

6 (35.3%)

6 (75.0%)

6 (30.0%)

 20,000 Yuan and above

3 (17.6%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (50.0%)

Mental disorders

 Schizophrenia

6 (35.3%)

-

-

 Depression

7 (41.2%)

-

-

 Bipolar disorder

4 (23.5%)

-

-

Length of mental disorders

 Less than 3 years

3 (17.6%)

-

-

 3 years and above ~ 

14 (82.4%)

-

-

Duration of current hospitalization

 Less than30 days

10 (58.8%)

-

-

 30 days and above

7 (41.2%)

-

-

Clinical specialties

 Psychiatrists

-

-

5 (25.0%)

 Nurses

-

-

8 (40.0%)

 Others

-

-

7 (35.0%)

Department

 Community mental health center

-

-

7 (35.0%)

 Department of Emergency

-

-

7 (35.0%)

 Department of Depressive Disorders

-

-

6 (30.0%)

Years of working

 Less than 5 years

-

-

10 (50.0%)

 5 years and above

-

-

10 (50.0%)

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