105 Patients’ and volunteers’ experiences with a social network intervention 4 Table 1. Characteristics of participants Patients (N = 22) Coaches (N = 14) Age, mean (SD) 43.1 (12.7) 39.4 (13.0) Sex, n (%) Male 21 (95.5) 11 (78.6) Female 1 (4.5) 3 (21.4) Highest educational attainment, n (%) Primary education (or no qualification) 7 (31.8) 0 (0) Lower secondary vocational education 10 (45.5) 0 (0) Upper secondary education 4 (18.2) 2 (14.3) Bachelor’s or higher education level 1 (4.5) 12 (85.7) Occupation, n (%) Paid employment 5 (22.7) 12 (85.7) Retired 0 (0) 2 (14.3) Education 2 (9.1) 0 (0) Unpaid organized activitiesa 10 (45.5) 0 (0) Otherb 6 (27.3) 0 (0) Primary clinical diagnosis, n (%) Substance use disorders 11 (50.0) - Schizophrenia and psychotic spectrum disorders 4 (18.2) - Autism spectrum disorders 2 (9.1) - Other 5 (22.7) - Comorbidity, n (%) 19 (86.4) - Mandatory treatment, n (%) 15 (68.2) - Duration forensic outpatient care, mean (SD)c 26.5 (21.8) - Previous volunteer coaching experience, n (%) - 8 (61.5)d Personal experience, n (%) Mental health problems - 2 (15.4)d Addiction problems - 2 (15.4)d Criminal problems - 1 (7.7)d Number of face-to-face contacts, n (%) NA, not matched 6 (27.3) 0 contacts 1 (0.0) - 1-10 contacts 6 (27.3) - 11-23 contacts 9 (40.9) - Type of contact, n (%) Face-to-face 15 (68.2) - Ear-to-eare 10 (45.5) - Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)e 11 (50.0) - SD = standard deviation, NA = not applicable, acategory includes daytime activities in day center, work experience project, and volunteer work, bother includes no activities, housekeeping, and therapy, cmean in months, dn = 13, ereported ear-to-ear contact and messaging are in addition to face-to-face contacts.
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