Key demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample at baseline
| Control (n=20) | My Journey 3 (n=20) | |
| Age (years)—mean (SD), (min, max) | 30 (10.1), (18.8, 64.7) | 29.4 (9.7), (17.6, 52.4) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 7 (35%) | 5 (25%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White British | 6 (30%) | 8 (40%) |
| Any other white/Mixed white | 2 (10%) | 1 (5%) |
| Black African | 5 (25%) | 3 (15%) |
| Black Caribbean | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
| Black Other | 1 (5%) | 0 |
| Asian Indian | 1 (5%) | 0 |
| Asian Other | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) |
| Other/Mixed other | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) |
| Education | ||
| Undergraduate degree | 6 (30%) | 4 (20%) |
| Some University but no degree | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) |
| Higher National Degree or professional qualification | 2 (10%) | 1 (5%) |
| A Levels or equivalent | 3 (15%) | 4 (20%) |
| GCSEs or equivalent | 4 (20%) | 6 (30%) |
| No qualifications | 1 (5%) | 3 (15%) |
| Missing | 1 (5%) | 0 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed—more than 16 hours a week | 4 (20%) | 4 (20%) |
| Employed—less than 16 hours a week | 0 | 2 (10%) |
| Voluntary work | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) |
| In study or training | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
| Unemployed or exempt due to disability | 8 (40%) | 8 (40%) |
| Missing | 4 (20%) | 2 (10%) |
| Primary diagnosis (ICD-10 code) | ||
| F10–F19: Mental and behavioural disorder due to psychoactive substance use | 1 (5%) | 0 |
| F20–F29: Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorder | 16 (80%) | 13 (65%) |
| F30–F39: Mood disorder | 1 (5%) | 5 (25%) |
| Missing | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) |
| Admission to an acute mental health service in previous year | ||
| Yes | 11 (55%) | 10 (50%) |
| SIX—mean (SD), (min, max) | 3.2 (1.5), (0, 6) | 3.6 (1.5), (1, 6) |
| MHCS—mean (SD), (min, max) | 59.7 (17.8), (16, 82) | 61.2 (12.6), (38, 78) |
| QPR—mean (SD), (min, max) | ||
| Intrapersonal | 45.7 (12), (22, 68) | 42.2 (10.6), (24, 60) |
| Interpersonal | 13.7 (2.7), (9, 19) | 12.9 (3.4), (5, 19) |
| WEMWBS—mean (SD), (min, max) | 43.4 (11.6), (25, 69) | 40.3 (10.2), (23, 57) |
| DIALOG—mean (SD), (min, max) | ||
| Quality of life | 4.5 (1), (2.8, 6.5) | 4.4 (0.8), (3, 5.7) |
| Treatment satisfaction | 5.4 (0.7), (4.3, 7) | 4.8 (0.7), (3.7, 6) |
| PANSS—mean (SD), (min, max) | ||
| Positive | 10.9 (5), (7, 22) | 11.3 (4.2), (7, 19) |
| Negative | 10.7 (2.5), (7, 19) | 11.8 (4.5), (7, 20) |
| General | 26.6 (6), (17, 39) | 26.2 (8), (16, 46) |
| SES—mean (SD), (min, max) | 11.3 (7.9), (0, 26) | 9.6 (7), (0, 23) |
All statistics are reported N (%) unless otherwise specified. Missing data: PANSS scores—one control group participant, SES—three control group participants, one treatment group participant.