The influence of Antonovsky’s sense of coherence (SOC) and psychoeducational family intervention (PEFI) on schizophrenic outpatients’ perceived quality of life: a longitudinal field study

Table 5 Group comparison of patients with low and high SOC levels

Variable	SOC l/h	N	Mean	SD	T	p
Course of disease	low	23	7.09	7.56	-.820	.417
	high	23	9.17	9.58
Admission rate	low	23	1.15	.91	2.501	.016 *
	high	23	.63	.43
GAF	low	23	46.17	9.92	−3.417	.001**
	high	23	57.78	12.92
PANSS	low	22	86.41	16.49	1.296	.200
	high	23	79.04	21.22
SOC	low	23	102.13	20.48	−8.797	.000 **
	high	23	147.74	14.09
MARS	low	23	8.35	3.12	-.807	.424
	high	23	9.04	2.70
QOL	low	23	51.75	12.00	−5.037	.000 **
	high	23	69.40	11.75
CGI S	low	23	3.26	2.20	.469	.261
	high	21	3.00	1.34
CGI R	low	21	2.90	1.48	1.608	.723
	high	22	2.18	1.46
CGI E	low	18	1.94	.53	3.346	.002 *
	high	20	1.25	.71
CGI SE	low	17	2.53	.80	1.463	.152
	high	23	2.13	.92
CSQ	low	23	22.39	4.03	-.987	.329
	high	23	24.04	6.94

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.
Abbr.: GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning; PANSS = Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SOC = Sense of Coherence Scale; MARS = Medication Adherence Rating Scale; QOL = Quality of Life Scale; CGI S = Clinical Global Impressions – Severity; CGI R = Clinical Global Impressions – Recovery; CGI E = Clinical Global Impressions – Effect of Treatment; CGI SE = Clinical Global Impressions – Side effects; CSQ = Client Satisfaction Questionnaire.

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