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Table 1 Sample description (N = 29)

From: Lost in transition? Perceptions of health care among young people with mental health problems in Germany: a qualitative study

Characteristics

Values

Age, years; M (SD)

20.3 (3.3)

Sex, female; N (%)

19 (65.5)

Educational degreea

 Low trackb; N (%)

10 (34.5)

 Middle trackc; N (%)

7 (24.1)

 High trackd; N (%)

10 (34.4)

 No degree; N (%)

1 (3.4)

Duration of illnesse

 < 2 years; N (%)

0

 > 2 years; N (%)

26 (89.7)

Mental health problem (self-report)f

 Schizophrenia spectrum; N (%)

3 (10.3)

 Affective spectrum; N (%)

9 (31.0)

 Anxiety spectrum; N (%)

3 (10.3)

 Eating spectrum; N (%)

2 (6.9)

 Personality spectrum; N (%)

4 (13.8)

 Attention deficit/hyperactivity spectrum; N (%)

3 (10.3)

 Unknown; N (%)

3 (10.3)

Current treatment status

 Inpatient; N (%)

10 (34.5)

 Outpatient; N (%)

10 (34.5)

 Other treatment; N (%)

6 (20.7)

 No treatment; N (%)

3 (10.3)

  1. aStill at school or completed; missing = 1
  2. bHauptschule
  3. cRealschule
  4. d(Fach-)Abitur
  5. eMissing = 3
  6. fMissing = 2