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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the people experiencing schizophrenia (n = 20)

From: The burden, support and needs of primary family caregivers of people experiencing schizophrenia in Beijing communities: a qualitative study

Demographic characteristic

No. of Patients

Gender

Male

10

Female

10

Education level

University

8

Secondary school

6

Primary school or below

6

Marital status

Married

6

Single

10

Divorced and Widowed

4

Work before illness

Yes

12

No

8

Work during illness

Yes

5

No

15

Hospitalization in the previous year

Yes

3

No

17

Medical payment

The fundamental medical insurance system of urban employee

8

The new basic medical insurance for urban residents

11

Other

1

Regular medication

Yes

17

No

3

Disease statusa

Stable phase

8

Relatively stable phase

9

Unstable phase

3

  1. a [24]:Danger assessment: for all patients, comprising 6 grades
  2. Grade 0: no behaviour in Grade 1–5
  3. Grade 1: verbal threat, screaming, without violent behaviour
  4. Grade 2: violent behaviour against properties at home but can be persuaded to stop
  5. Grade 3: obvious violent behaviour at all places against properties, cannot be persuaded to stop
  6. Grade 4: continuous violent behaviour at all places against properties or people, including hurting oneself and suicide, cannot be persuaded to stop
  7. Grade 5: Any armed violent behaviour against people or setting fire or explosion at home or public places
  8. Stable patients: Grade 0 in danger assessment, with self-awareness and normal or good social function, without mental symptoms and severe adverse medication effect, without severe physical disease or with stable physical disease
  9. Relatively stable patients: Grade 1–2 in danger assessment or having problem in at least 1 aspect among mental symptoms, self-awareness, and social function
  10. Unstable patients: Grade 3–5 in danger assessment or obvious mental symptoms without self-awareness or severe adverse medication effects or severe physical diseases