Descriptive baseline characteristics of psychosis cohort before and after PSM (n=3674)
| Observed | After PSM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIP | No-EIP | EIP | No-EIP | |
| n | 831 | 2843 | 831 | 2843 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 24.72 (4.62) | 27.83 (4.99) | 27.03 (4.95) | 27.11 (5.12) |
| HONOS score baseline | ||||
| Personal well-being (min 0–max 15), mean (SD) | 3.47 (2.83) | 3.49 (2.94) | 3.40 (2.80) | 3.47 (2.94) |
| Emotional well-being (min 0–max 12), mean (SD) | 3.68 (2.29) | 4.34 (2.74) | 4.00 (2.33) | 4.18 (2.73) |
| Social well-being (min 0–max 16), mean (SD) | 4.06 (2.94) | 4.19 (3.18) | 4.04 (2.91) | 4.15 (3.17) |
| Severe disturbance (min 0–max 8), mean (SD) | 2.29 (1.78) | 2.33 (1.93) | 2.29 (1.77) | 2.32 (1.93) |
| Gender—male (%) | 65.46 | 55.22 | 56.66 | 57.49 |
| Ethnicity—white British (%) | 56.68 | 64.58 | 60.65 | 62.48 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed (%) | 12.24 | 11.95 | 12.75 | 11.62 |
| Students in full/part-time education (%) | 9.96 | 6.08 | 7.16 | 6.67 |
| Missing (%) | 48.62 | 50.98 | 50.15 | 50.68 |
| Accommodation | ||||
| Homeless (%) | 4.44 | 4.01 | 4.77 | 4.15 |
| Mainstream housing (%) | 45.62 | 40.86 | 43.39 | 41.06 |
| Missing (%) | 42.26 | 46.80 | 44.58 | 46.31 |
EIP, early intervention in psychosis; HONOS, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale; PSM, propensity score matching.