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Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample (N=531)

From: Psychometric properties of the abbreviated version of the Scale to Assess Unawareness in Mental Disorder in schizophrenia

 

Overall sample

Study 1 (N=142)

Study 2 (N=113)

Study 3 (N=123)

Study 4 (N=153)

n (%) or M ± SD

     

Gender (Male)

360 (67.8)

101 (71.1)

79 (69.9)

84 (68.3)

96 (62.7)

Age (in years)

38.2 ± 11.7

36.2 ± 12.7

38.5 ± 10.8

40.8 ± 11.5

37.6 ± 11.3

Disease duration (in years)

14.4 ± 9.6

12.3 ± 10.1

13.9 ± 8.1

17.1 ± 9.6

 

Education Level (University level)

206 (38.8)

67 (55.8)

51 (45.1)

27 (22.0)

61 (43.0)

Living arrangement (Alone)

185 (34.8)

44 (37.9)

46 (40.7)

50 (41.3)

45 (36.3)

PANSS

Total score

69.2 ± 20.5

70.3 ± 19.9

63.9 ± 18.0

63.1 ± 21.6

77.3 ± 19.2

 

Positive scale score

14.9 ± 6.1

14.5 ± 5.5

14.6 ± 6.2

12.9 ± 5.9

17.1 ± 6.0

 

Negative scale score

17.8 ± 6.6

19.5 ± 7.3

15.8 ± 5.6

15.6 ± 6.3

19.4 ± 6.0

 

General psychopathology score

36.6 ± 10.9

36.3 ± 10.1

33.5 ± 9.8

34.6 ± 11.5

40.8 ± 10.6

 

G12

2.8 ± 1.5

3.1 ± 1.5

2.7 ± 1.4

2.4 ± 1.4

2.6 ± 1.1

CDSS

Total

4.2 ± 4.1

4.0 ± 4.2

4.1 ± 4.5

4.5 ± 3.6

 

S-QoL18

Index

58.0 ± 18.9

57.7 ± 17.9

59.4 ± 19.4

55.0 ± 17.0

58.8 ± 20.4

  1. M ± SD Mean ± Standard-Deviation.
  2. PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, CDSS Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia, S-QoL 18 Schizophrenia Quality of Life.
  3. G12 General Psychopathology Scale: Lack of judgement and awareness of the disease.