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Table 3 Study population demographic information and descriptive statistics of the four health outcomes at each time point of assessment

From: The psychosocial difficulties in brain disorders that explain short term changes in health outcomes

Patient characteristics

N = 741

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)

  1. GH = General Health; PCS = Physical Component Summary; MCS = Mental Component Summary.