Psychiatry Journal

Research Article

30-Month Follow-Up of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Cognitive Remediation for People with Severe Mental Illness: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial

Baseline characteristics of 720 participants in the trial randomized to IPS, IPSE, or SAU.


	IPS ()	IPSE ()	SAU ()

Sex, (%)
Female	94 (38.7)	87 (36.6)	95 (39.8)
Male	149 (61.3)	151 (63.5)	144 (60.3)
Age, mean (SD)	33.3 (10.3)	33.0 (9.5)	32.8 (9.9)
Previous work history (%)
No	125 (51.4)	117 (49.2)	123 (51.5)
Yes	118 (48.6)	121 (50.8)	116 (48.5)
Education, (%)
Master or equivalent	13 (5.4)	14 (5.9)	21 (8.8)
Bachelor or equivalent	28 (11.5)	22 (9.2)	28 (11.7)
Short-term tertiary education	43 (17.7)	53 (22.3)	44 (18.4)
Upper secondary education	61 (25.1)	57 (24.0)	57 (23.9)
Primary/lower secondary education	98 (40.3)	92 (38.7)	89 (37.2)
Married or cohabiting, (%)
No	197 (81.1)	194 (81.5)	187 (78.2)
Yes	46 (18.9)	44 (18.5)	52 (21.8)
Site, (%)
Copenhagen, Frederiksberg	174 (71.6)	165 (69.3)	169 (70.7)
Odense, Silkeborg	69 (28.4)	73 (30.7)	70 (29.3)
Diagnoses, (%)
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (ICD10 codes: F20-F29), (%)	184 (75.7)	181 (76.1)	186 (77.8)
Bipolar disorder (ICD10 codes: F31.0-F31.9), (%)	32 (13.2)	30 (12.6)	25 (10.5)
Recurrent depression (ICD10 codes: F33.0-F33.9), (%)	27 (11.1)	27 (11.3)	28 (11.7)
PSP score, mean (SD)	47.3 (10.8)	47.2 (10.8)	47.0 (10.0)
Psychotic symptoms (SAPS), mean (SD)	1.2 (1.3)	1.2 (1.3)	1.2 (1.3)
Negative symptoms (SANS), mean (SD)	1.9 (0.8)	1.9 (0.8)	2.0 (0.8)
Disorganized symptoms (SAPS/SANS), mean (SD)	0.3 (0.5)	0.3 (0.5)	0.3 (0.5)
BACS global, mean (SD)	-2.6 (1.61)	-2.8 (1.9)	-2.7 (1.8)
Hamilton score, mean (SD)	6.0 (4.2)	6.4 (4.2)	6.8 (4.1)
Self-efficacy, mean (SD)	14.1 (6.3)	14.3 (6.1)	13.1 (6.4)
Rosenberg’s self-esteem (SD)	15.6 (6.1)	15.6 (5.7)	16.0 (5.9)
SF-12 total (SD)	83.4 (7.9)	82.0 (7.9)	81.5 (7.8)

Previous work history: ≥2 months paid job last five years.