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Table 1 Details of course and outcome of the sample at 5 years

From: Insight, psychopathology, explanatory models and outcome of schizophrenia in India: a prospective 5-year cohort study

Characteristic

No. (%)

Median

Mean (SD)

Range

Remission

65 (68.4)

-

-

-

No. with relapses of psychosis after initial episode

24 (25.2)

-

-

-

No. who returned to pre-morbid functioning1

14 (14.7)

-

-

-

Regular hospital attendance over 5 years2

22 (23.2)

-

-

-

Regular medication compliance over 5 years3

24 (25.3)

-

-

-

Supervision of medication by family/carer4

43 (45.3)

   

PANSS Total score

-

34

43.99 (17.42)

30-92

BPRS Total score

-

27

33.87 (15.85)

24-92

SAI-E Total score

-

33

26.02 (12.18)

1-35

WHODAS II Total score

-

8

12.72 (13.52)

0-48

Total duration of illness since onset (months)

-

80

91.3 (32.0)

24-252

Total duration in psychotic episodes since onset (months)

-

48

56.1(40.6)

8-192

No. of visits to hospital in 5 years6

-

19

22.3 (13.9)

2-54

No. of missed appointments over 5 years6

-

53

43.8 (23.4)

0-70

Preferred explanatory model at 5 year:

 

-

-

-

- disease model

52 (54.7)

   

- non-medical model

43 (45.3)

  
  1. BPRS- Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; SAI-E- Schedule for Assessment of Insight-Expanded; PANSS- Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; WHODAS-II-WHO Disability Assessment Scale-II; 1-Pre-morbid functioning assessment by consensus between medical record and primary carer’s evaluation; 2- Regular hospital attendance over 5 years as per medical records; 3- Medication compliance assessment by consensus between medical record and primary carer's evaluation; 4- Supervision of medication by family/carer over 5-year period; 6- as per medical records.