Table 3 Baseline characteristics of people diagnosed with schizophrenia and primary caregivers

Patients

Age, years (M, SD)

(40.4, 8.6)

(41.1, 7.9)

 ≤20

2

3°4

0

0.0

 21-30

7

12.1

7

11.0

 31-40

25

43.1

22

35.0

 41-50

19

32.8

24

38.1

 ≥50

5

8.6

10

15.9

Gender

 Male

38

65.5

46

73.0

 Female

20

34.5

17

27.0

Education level

 Primary school or below

18

31.0

22

35.0

 Secondary school

22

37.9

27

42.8

 College or above

18

31.1

14

22.2

Employment status

 Employed

12

20.7

18

28.6

 Unemployed

42

72.4

35

55.5

 Other

4

6.9

10

15.9

Marital status

 Married

23

39.7

30

47.6

 Single

31

53.4

29

46.0

 Divorced

4

6.9

3

4.8

 Other

0

0.0

1

1.6

Illness duration at baseline in years (M, SD)

12.2 years (9.3)

12.8 years (9.00)

 ≤2

6

10.3

9

14.3

 3-5

12

20.7

10

15.9

 ≥5

40

69.0

44

69.8

Diagnosis

 Schizophrenia

32

55.2

33

52.4

 Schizoaffective

26

44.8

30

47.6

Primary caregivers

Age, years (M, SD)

 ≤20

(47.05, 10.6)

(50.4, 12.7)

 21-30

0

0.0

0

0.0

 31-40

2

3.4

2

3.2

 41-50

16

27.6

15

23.8

 ≥50

21

36.2

18

28.6

19

32.8

28

44.4

Gender

 Male

10

17.2

19

30.2

 Female

48

82.8

44

69.8

Employment status

 Employed

18

31.0

13

20.7

 Unemployed

34

58.6

42

66.6

 Retired

6

10.3

8

12.7

Marital status

 Married

47

81.0

54

84.1

 Single

6

10.3

6

9.5

 Divorced

1

1.7

0

0.0

 Other

4

7.0

3

4.8

Relationship to patient

Parents

24

41.3

24

38.1

Sibling

10

17.2

20

31.7

Spouse

20

34.5

19

30.2

Child

4

7.0

0

0.0

Monthly income

 ≤100

5

8.6

4

6.3

 101-300

29

50.0

40

63.5

 301-600

18

31.1

14

22.3

 ≥601

6

10.3

5

7.9