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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with mental illness

From: Fifteen-month follow up of an assertive community treatment program for chronic patients with mental illness

 

ACT (n = 32)

Control (n = 32)

P-value

Age

40.88 ± 10.42

42.03 ± 8.35

0.626

Gender

  

0.590

 Male

21 (65.6 %)

23 (71.9 %)

 

 Female

11 (34.4 %)

9 (28.1 %)

Marital status

  

0.538

 Single

21 (65.6 %)

25 (78.1 %)

 

 Married

3 (9.4 %)

2 (6.3 %)

 Divorced

8 (25.0 %)

5 (15.6 %)

Residence with family

25 (78.1 %)

29 (90.6 %)

0.168

Education

  

0.674

 6

6 (18.8 %)

3 (9.4 %)

 

 9

4 (12.5 %)

4 (12.5 %)

 12

16 (50.0 %)

20 (62.5 %)

  > 12 years

6 (18.8 %)

5 (15.6 %)

Diagnosis

  

1.000

 Schizophrenia

28 (87.5 %)

28 (87.5 %)

 

 Bipolar disorder

2 (6.3 %)

2 (6.3 %)

 Major depression

2 (6.3 %)

2 (6.3 %)

Registered disability

26 (81.3 %)

30 (93.3 %)

0.138

Age of first onset

  

0.426

 Teens

8 (25.0 %)

4 (12.5 %)

 

 Twenties

14 (43.8 %)

18 (56.3 %)

 Thirties

6 (18.8 %)

8 (25.0 %)

 Forties

4 (12.5 %)

2 (6.3 %)

Occupation before disease onset

25 (78.1 %)

25 (78.1 %)

1.000

Present occupation

6 (18.8 %)

8 (25.0 %)

0.545

BPRS

43.78 ± 12.42

43.41 ± 11.97

0.902

GAF

47.94 ± 12.06

52.41 ± 12.17

0.145

Life satisfaction

95.44 ± 31.35

89.53 ± 27.15

0.424

Recovery-promoting relationships

73.19 ± 18.58

69.59 ± 16.37

0.415

  1. BPRS brief psychiatric rating scale, GAF global assessment of function