Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features of all study subjects (N = 99)
Characteristic | N(%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 42 (42.4%) |
Female | 57 (57.6%) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 42.85 ± 11.77 |
Race | |
Malay | 14 (14.1%) |
Chinese | 56 (56.6%) |
Indian | 26 (26.3%) |
Others | 3 (3.0%) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 72 (72.7%) |
Married | 27 (27.3%) |
Education | |
Primary | 10 (10.1%) |
Secondary | 63 (63.6%) |
Tertiary | 26 (26.3%) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 81 (81.8%) |
Employed | 18 (18.2%) |
Duration of illness | |
Less than 5 years | 13 (13.1%) |
5 years and above | 86 (86.9%) |
Number of hospital admission | |
No admission | 13 (13.1%) |
1 – 2 admissions | 45 (45.5%) |
3 – 4 admissions | 12 (12.1%) |
5 and more admissions | 29 (29.3%) |
Family history of mental illness | 34 (34.3%) |
PANSS (mean ± SD) | |
PANSS Positive | 6.35 ± 4.75 |
PANSS Negative | 16.77 ± 5.52 |
PANSS General | 25.72 ± 6.74 |
PANSS Total | 56.10 ± 14.32 |
CDSS (mean ± SD) | 2.96 ± 4.05 |
WHOQOL-BREF score (mean ± SD) | |
Physical | 23.14 ± 3.09 |
Psychological | 19.31 ± 3.52 |
Social | 6.90 ± 2.64 |
Environment | 24.20 ± 4.15 |
Overall | 6.65 ± 1.50 |