Table 5 Functional impairment as self-rated with the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) and as clinician rated with the Global Assessment of Functioning scale (GAF)
From: A case series of 223 patients with depersonalization-derealization syndrome
DDS (n = 217) | Only Depressed Group (n = 1027) | ANCOVA Test DDS vs Only Depressed Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted mean | SE | 95 % CI | Adjusted mean | SE | 95 % CI | Estimated difference (SE) | 95 % CI | p-value | |
SDS: Impairment of work/school | 7.9 | 0.2 | 7.5, 8.3 | 7.3 | 0.09 | 7.1, 7.4 | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.1, 1.1 | 0.011 |
SDS: Impairment of social life | 8.1 | 0.19 | 7.7, 8.4 | 7.4 | 0.08 | 7.2, 7.6 | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.2, 1.1 | 0.002 |
SDS: Impairment of home life | 7.2 | 0.19 | 6.8, 7.6 | 6.9 | 0.09 | 6.8, 7.1 | 0.3 (0.2) | -0.2, 0.7 | 0.256 |
SDS mean | 7.7 | 0.17 | 7.4, 8.0 | 7.2 | 0.07 | 7.1, 7.4 | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.1, 0.9 | 0.006 |
GAF during the last year | 54.5 | 0.91 | 52.7, 56.3 | 59.6 | 0.40 | 58.8, 60.3 | -5.0 (1.0) | -7.0, -3.1 | <0.0001 |
GAF last seven days | 49.7 | 0.73 | 48.2, 51.1 | 51.7 | 0.32 | 51.1, 52.4 | -2.1 (0.8) | -3.7, -0.5 | 0.010 |