Table 4 Effects of demographic characteristics on differences in the stigma for changes in SSCP scores
Characteristics | Educational lecture group | Contact-based intervention group | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 56 | n = 59 | p | |
Gender | |||
 Female | −2.0 (− 7.0–1.0) | −10.0 (− 21.0−− 7.0) | < 0.001 |
 Male | − 3.0 (−8.0–1.0) | − 8.0 (− 14.5−− 4.0) | 0.008 |
Age | |||
 20–29 | −3.0 (− 7.0–0.0) | − 12.0 (− 21.0−− 7.0) | 0.006 |
 30–39 | − 2.0 (− 6.5–2.0) | − 9.0 (− 21.0−− 3.0) | 0.007 |
 40–49 | −6.0 (− 12.0–1.5) | −7.5 (− 9.3−− 4.0) | 0.616 |
 50< | −3.0 (−7.0−− 2.0) | −13.0 (− 16.0−− 7.5) | 0.071 |
Has visited a mental hospital | |||
 positive | − 3.0 (− 4.5–2.5) | −8.0 (−15.5−− 4.5) | 0.007 |
 negative | −3.0 (−8.0–1.0) | −9.0 (− 17.0−− 5.0) | < 0.001 |
Experience of mental illness via a family member or close friend | |||
 positive | −1.5 (−6.5–2.3) | −9.0 (−17.0−−8.0) | 0.001 |
 negative | −3.0 (−7.0–0.3) | −8.5 (−16.0−−4.0) | 0.003 |
Experience of schizophrenia via a family member or close friend | |||
 positive | 1.0 (−7.0–3.0) | −8.0 (−13.0−−3.8) | 0.10 |
 negative | −3.0 (−7.0–0.5) | −9.0 (−16.5−−5.0) | < 0.001 |
Psychiatric work experience | |||
 positive | −2.0 (−6.5–0.0) | −9.0 (−16.0−−4.0) | 0.024 |
 negative | −3.0 (−7.0–1.0) | −9.0 (−17.8−−5.3) | < 0.001 |
Frequency of medication counseling for schizophrenia patients | |||
 Almost every day | – | – | – |
 A few patients a week | −3.0 (−4.0–2.0) | −9.0 (−18.0–2.0) | 0.26 |
 A few patients a month | −3.5 (−7.8–1.0) | −9.0 (−12.0−−4.0) | 0.014 |
 A few patients a year | −2.5 (−10.0−−0.25) | −9.0 (− 21.0−−5.0) | 0.035 |
 Nothing | −3.0 (−6.0–5.0) | −9.0 (−35.0−−7.0) | 0.017 |