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Table 3 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of residents of RFs by RF type

From: Quality of residential facilities in Italy: satisfaction and quality of life of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

 

SRP1

N = 76 (47.2%) residents

SRP2

N = 48 (29.8%) residents

SRP3

N = 37 (23.0%) residents

Total

N = 161

(100%) residents

p

ANOVA or Chi-Square* tests

Bonferroni post-hoc

correction

Sex

 Male*

52 (68.4%)

38 (82.6%)

22 (59.5%)

112 (70.4%)

0.062

–

Mean (SD) age (years)

39.8 (9.9)

43.1 (9.5)

43.1 (9.4)

41.5 (9.7)

0.101

–

Marital status*

      

 Single (including widowed/separated)

75 (98.7%)

44 (95.7%)

33 (89.2%)

152 (95.6%)

0.070

–

Mean (SD) length of education (years)

11.9 (3.8)

11.6 (3.4)

11.8 (2.9)

11.8 (3.5)

0.901

–

Current employment status*

     

–

 Working

6 (7.9%)

1 (2.2%)

7 (18.9%)

14 (8.9%)

0.028

.

 Retired/Unemployed/Student

70 (92.1%)

44 (97.8%)

30 (81.1%)

30 (81.1%)

 

Mean (SD) length of illness (years)*

15.8 (8.8)

22.0 (9.3)

20.3 (9.9)

18.5 (9.5)

0.002

SRP1 vs SRP2

Mean (SD) length of stay in RF (months)

18.8 (26.2)

42.7 (50.2)

73.4 (74.6)

39.1 (53.8)

< 0.001

SRP1/SRP2 vs SRP3

Symptoms

Mean (SD) BPRS score (range 1 - 7) Higher scores denote more severe symptoms

 Depression/anxiety

2.5 (1.0)

2.1 (0.8)

2.1 (0.7)

2.3 (0.9)

0.010

SRP1 vs SRP2/SRP3

 Excitement

1.8 (0.9)

1.8 (0.8)

1.7 (1.0)

1.8 (0.9)

0.690

–

 Positive symptoms

2.4 (1.1)

2.3 (0.9)

2.5 (1.1)

2.4 (1.0)

0.849

–

 Negative symptoms

2.3 (1.2)

2.4 (1.0)

2.0 (1.1)

2.2 (1.0)

0.296

–

 Cognitive symptoms

1.9 (1.0)

1.6 (0.6)

1.5 (0.7)

1.8 (0.9)

0.024

SRP1 vs SRP3

 Total score

2.2 (0.8)

(73residents)

2.0 (0.5)

(41residents)

1.9 (0.6)

(31residents)

2.1 (0.7)

(145residents)

0.140

–

Negative Symptoms

Mean (SD) BNSS score (range 0 - 6) Higher scores denote more severe symptoms

 Anhedonia

2.2 (1.7)

2.4 (1.6)

1.5 (1.3)

2.1 (1.6)

0.050

SRP3 vs SRP2

 Distress

2.3 (2.0)

1.6 (1.8)

1.3 (1.4)

1.9 (1.8)

0.042

SRP3 vs SRP1

 Asociality

2.2 (1.7)

2.8 (1.3)

1.7 (1.5)

2.2 (1.6)

0.017

SRP3 vs SRP2

 Avolition

2.1 (1.8)

2.4 (1.6)

1.6 (1.3)

2.1 (1.7)

0.087

–

 Blunted affect

1.9 (1.8)

2.2 (1.6)

1.3 (1.5)

1.9 (1.7)

0.061

–

 Alogia

1.7 (1.7)

1.9 (1.8)

1.0 (1.5)

1.6 (1.7)

0.054

–

 Total score

2.0 (1.5)

(72residents)

2.3 (1.2)

(36residents)

1.4 (1.1)

(32residents)

2.0 (1.4)

(140residents)

0.016

SRP3 vs SRP2

Functioning

Mean (SD) SLOF score (range 43-215) Higher scores denote greater functioning

 Total score

177.5 (27.6)

172.3 (21.1)

175.1 (18.1)

175.5 (23.8)

0.537

–

  1. SRP Struttura Residenziale Psichiatrica/ Psychiatric Residential Facility
  2. SRP1 High intensity rehabilitation, SRP2 Medium intensity rehabilitation, SRP3 Medium-low level support
  3. BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, BNSS Brief Negative Symptom Scale, SLOF Specific Levels of Functioning Scale
  4. *Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level
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