From: The psychosocial difficulties in brain disorders that explain short term changes in health outcomes
Patient characteristics | N = 741 | |||
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Female patients; n (%) | 498 (53.7%) | |||
Age: years; mean (sd) | 50 (15.6) | |||
Yrs of formal education: yrs; mean (sd); median | 13 (4.4); 13 | |||
Current occupation | ||||
Government employee; % | 12.6 | |||
Non-government employee; % | 24.08 | |||
Self-employed; % | 7.9 | |||
Employer; % | 1 | |||
Not working for pay; % | 54.4 | |||
Health outcomes based on SF-36 and WHODAS II Score | ||||
Time of assessment | GH Scale (N = 445) | PCS (N = 402) | MCS (N = 402) | WHODAS II Score (N = 415) |
Time 0; mean (sd) | 52.60 (21.70) | 45.79 (10.35) | 40.14 (14.27) | 26.89 (19.72) |
Time 1; mean (sd) | 56.19 (21.33) | 45.78 (10.29) | 43.23 (12.02) | 21.11 (17.13) |
Time 2; mean (sd) | 56.18 (21.17) | 45.60 (10.52) | 44.84 (11.43) | 19.98 (16.69) |