Table 3 Pre-intervention demographics for whole cohort and participants that completed both baseline and follow-up measurements

Age years—mean (SD)

38.6 (8.7)

 38.2 (8.0)

Male

35

78

25

83

Marital status

Single

37

82

24

80

Divorced

3

7

2

7

In relationship

4

9

3

10

Widowed

1

2

1

3

White ethnicity

43

96

28

93

Self-identified as having a disability

30

67

18

60

Learning

1

2

Long-term

10

22

5

17

Mental health

24

53

15

50

Mobility

8

18

6

20

Ever in residential or foster care?

20

44

14

47

Where currently sleeping?

Rough

2

4

2

7

Hostel

12

27

3

10

Supported accommodation

14

31

11

37

B&B

2

4

2

7

Temp/friends/family

2

4

2

7

Own home

9

20

6

20

Other

4

9

4

13

Ever convicted of a crime?

40

89

28

93

Number of convictions

1–5

10

22

8

27

6–10

8

18

4

13

11–15

4

9

2

7

16–20

3

7

2

7

> 20

15

33

12

40

Ever in prison

36

80

25

83

Years in prison

Median [25th, 75th centile]

2.5 [0.6, 7]

3 [0.8, 7]

Self-rated health in last 6 months

Very good

Good

4

9

4

13

Fair

18

40

10

33

Bad

15

33

10

33

Very bad

7

16

6

20

Missing

1

2

Reason for taking non-prescribed medication

Physical health

3

7

3

10

Mental health

5

11

4

13

Both

6

13

5

17

Taking prescribed medication for a drug or alcohol problem

28

62

17

59

Ever spent time as hospital inpatient

43

96

29

100

Ever thought about self-harm or suicide

35

78

21

72

Ever acted upon thoughts

No

10

22

9

31

Yes

21

47

12

41

Prefer not to say

5

11

4

14

Drug overdose in the past month

2

5

2

7

Ever in drug treatment

32

73

24

80

Number of times in drug treatment

n = 32

n = 24

Median [25th, 75th centile]

2.5 [1, 5]

2 [1, 4]

Time in last treatment (months)

n = 28

n = 21

Median [25th, 75th centile]

10.5 [4.5,54]

12 [6, 24]