Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of the respondents

Demographic variable

Gender

   Male

49

41.9

56

47.9

   Female

68

58.1

61

52.1

Age

   ≤ 45 years

77

65.8

34

29.1

   > 45 years

40

34.2

83

70.9

Race

   Malay

49

41.9

49

41.9

   Others

68

58.1

68

58.1

Religion

   Islam

52

44.4

52

44.4

   Others

65

55.6

14

7.7

Marital status

   Married

30

25.6

80

68.4

   Single/Divorced/Widowed

87

74.4

37

31.6

Educational level

   Lower (Non/Primary)

33

28.2

32

27.4

   Higher (Secondary/Tertiary)

84

71.8

85

72.6

Employment status

   Yes

23

19.7

60

51.3

   No

94

80.3

57

48.7

Financial aid

   Yes

11

9.4

-

-

   No

106

90.6

-

-

Relationship with patients

   Parents

-

-

51

43.6

   Others

-

-

66

56.4

Illness variable

Duration of illness

   <10 years

53

45.3

-

-

   ≥ 10 years

64

54.7

-

-

Onset of illness

   < 45

102

87.2

-

-

   > 45

15

12.8

-

-

No of hospitalization

   < 4

105

89.7

-

-

   ≥ 4

12

10.3

-

-

Attending day care

   Yes

16

13.7

-

-

   No

101

86.3

-

-

Types of medication

   Typical/Mixed

37

31.6

-

-

   Atypical

80

68.4

-

-

Mean score

SD

Mean score

SD

WHOQOL total

-

-

254.74

52.50

   Physical

-

-

66.62

14.36

   Psychological

-

-

61.32

15.52

   Social

-

-

62.72

17.33

   Environmental

-

-

64.02

14.86

BPRS

27.82

8.24

SRRS

107.66

86.92