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Table 1 Description of baseline patient characteristics corresponding to the caregiver analysis set (N = 358)

From: Assessing the impact on caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: psychometric validation of the Schizophrenia Caregiver Questionnaire (SCQ)

Characteristics

 

Patients (n = 358)

Age (years), Mean (SD)

 

40.0 (11.6)

Gender, n (%)

Male

242 (67.6)

Country, n (%)

Argentina

33 (9.2)

Brazil

22 (6.3)

Canada

18 (5.2)

Germany

42 (11.7)

Spain

92 (26.3)

France

14 (3.9)

United Kingdom

29 (8.1)

Italy

107 (29.9)

Smoking status, n (%)

Current smoker

152 (42.5)

Never smoked

162 (45.2)

Past smoker

43 (12.0)

PSP, Mean (SD)

Global score

49.8 (19.2)

PANSS, Mean (SD)

Negative symptoms

24.7 (7.3)

Positive symptoms

23.3 (8.0)

Disorganized thought

19.4 (6.1)

Uncontrolled hostility/Excitement

8.2 (3.9)

Anxiety/Depression

10.5 (3.9)

Total

86.1 (23.4)

CGI-S, n (%)

Normal

6 (1.7)

Minimally ill

19 (5.3)

Mildly ill

57 (16.0)

Moderately ill

160 (44.9)

Markedly ill

101 (28.4)

Severely ill

12 (3.4)

Among the most severely ill

1 (0.3)

CaGI-S, n (%)

No symptoms

50 (14.1)

Very mild symptoms

68 (19.2)

Mild symptoms

74 (20.9)

Moderate symptoms

119 (33.5)

Severe symptoms

40 (11.3)

Very severe symptoms

4 (1.1)

  1. PSP Personal and Social Performance Scale, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, CGI-S Clinician Global Impression – Severity, CGI-S Caregiver Global Impression – Severity