Table 2 Demographic and clinical variables of patients assisted by caregivers of our sample
From: Empathy and perceived burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Variables | Male N = 26 (43%) | Female N = 34 (57%) | Total N = 60 (100%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (m ± SD) | |||
 Years | 39.83 ± 16.43 | 48.08 ± 16.32 | 43.13 ± 16.75 |
Psychiatric diagnoses (ICD-9-CM), n (%) | |||
 Schizophrenia | 21 (58%) | 14 (58%) | 35 (58%) |
 Delusional disorder | 8 (22%) | 3 (13%) | 11 (18%) |
 Brief psychotic episodes | 1 (3%) | 3 (13%) | 4 (7%) |
 Other types of schizophrenia | 6 (17%) | 4 (17%) | 10 (17%) |
Medical comorbidity, n (%) | |||
 Absent | 35 (97%) | 19 (79%) | 54 (90%) |
 Present | 1 (3%) | 5 (21%) | 6 (10%) |
Substance use, n (%) | |||
 Absent | 26 (72%) | 21 (58%) | 47 (78%) |
 Present | 10 (28%) | 3 (12%) | 13 (22%) |
Period of treatment in CMHC, n (%) | |||
  1 year | 3 (8%) | 3 (13%) | 6 (10%) |
  > 1 year | 33 (92%) | 21 (87%) | 54 (90%) |
Psychiatric hospitalizations from schizophrenia spectrum disorder onset (m ± SD) | |||
 Number | 1.61 ± 1.71 | 2.08 ± 1.50 | 1.8 ± 1.6 |
GAF (m ± SD) | |||
 Total score | 58.05 ± 17.24 | 53.29 ± 11.39 | 56.25 ± 15.25 |
CGI-S (m ± SD) | |||
 Total score | 4.16 ± 0.94 | 4.66 ± 0.48 | 4.36 ± 0.82 |
Therapeutic adherence, n (%) | |||
 No therapeutic interruption | 33 (92%) | 21 (88%) | 54 (90%) |
  > 1 month interruption | 3 (8%) | 3 (12%) | 6 (10%) |