Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of participating caregivers and their children
|  | Participants (N = 200) |
|---|---|
Age of child – Mean (SD) | 11.71 (5.75) |
Age band, % | Â |
  5-7 | 10.5 |
  8-10 | 25 |
  11-13 | 31 |
  14-17 | 33.5 |
Gender of Child, % | Â |
  Male | 52.5 |
  Female | 47.5 |
Caregiver, % | Â |
  Mother | 87 |
  Father | 8.5 |
  Other | 4.5 |
First time with CAMHS, % | Â |
  Yes | 74.5 |
  No | 25.5 |
Length of time with CAMHS for current Episode (months), mean (SD) | 11.95 (16.6) |
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Â |
  Total score, mean (SD) | 19.52 (7.87) |
  Emotion Subscale, mean (SD) | 5.40 (2.55) |
  Conduct Subscale, mean (SD) | 4.01 (2.86) |
  Hyperactivity Subscale, mean (SD) | 6.41 (2.81) |
  Peer Subscale, mean (SD) | 3.71 (2.43) |
  Prosocial Subscale, mean (SD) | 6.92 (2.23) |
SDQ Clinical Band, band (%) | Â |
  Normal | 22 |
  Borderline | 12 |
  Abnormal | 66 |
CHU9D Raw score, mean (SD) | 18.51 (6.64) |
CHU9D Raw score, median (IQR) | 17.00 (13–23) |
CHU-9D Utility score | Â |
 UK Adult Tariff, mean (SD) | 0.803 (.117) |
 Australian Adolescent Tariff, mean (SD) | 0.739 (.145) |