Demographic and clinical characteristics, and performance on standardised measures, of the participants with and without capacity to make a decision about the proposed treatment(s)
| Patients judged to have capacity initially or following the intervention(n = 45) | Patients with incapacity (n = 26) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Values are n (%) except for mean age. | |||
| Demographic characteristics* | |||
| Male | 15 (33.0) | 11 (42.3) | 0.46 |
| Mean (SD) age | 34.38 (12.49) | 36.38 (14.51) | 0.55 |
| Living alone | 13 (28.9) | 6 (23.1) | 0.59 |
| White British | 43 (95.6) | 24 (92.3) | 0.56 |
| Unemployed | 29 (64.4) | 21 (80.8) | 0.14 |
| Clinical characteristics* | |||
| Previous self harm | 17 (37.8) | 9 (34.6) | 0.78 |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | 35 (77.8) | 20 (76.9) | 0.32 |
| Alcohol use with self-harm | 21 (46.7) | 13 (50.0) | 0.78 |
| Illicit substance with self harm | 6 (13.3) | 8 (30.8) | 0.08 |
| Mean (SD) scores on rating scales | |||
| HDRS | 13.84 (7.36) | 14.86 (11.10) | 0.98 |
| BPRS | 22.56 (4.03) | 33.78 (11.10) | 0.006 |
| BSIS | 9.67 (5.03) | 11.00 (6.86) | 0.76 |
| MMSE | 29.16 (1.49) | 24.71 (3.40) | <0.001 |
| AUDIT | 11.43 (11.61) | 12.00 (11.45) | 1.00 |
| Blood alcohol (mg %) | 19.71 (50.86) | 78.89 (131.95) | 0.24 |