| Patients | Caregivers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | N | % | N | % |
Demographic variable | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 49 | 41.9 | 56 | 47.9 |
   Female | 68 | 58.1 | 61 | 52.1 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 45 years | 77 | 65.8 | 34 | 29.1 |
   > 45 years | 40 | 34.2 | 83 | 70.9 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Malay | 49 | 41.9 | 49 | 41.9 |
   Others | 68 | 58.1 | 68 | 58.1 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Islam | 52 | 44.4 | 52 | 44.4 |
   Others | 65 | 55.6 | 14 | 7.7 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married | 30 | 25.6 | 80 | 68.4 |
   Single/Divorced/Widowed | 87 | 74.4 | 37 | 31.6 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Lower (Non/Primary) | 33 | 28.2 | 32 | 27.4 |
   Higher (Secondary/Tertiary) | 84 | 71.8 | 85 | 72.6 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 23 | 19.7 | 60 | 51.3 |
   No | 94 | 80.3 | 57 | 48.7 |
Financial aid | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 11 | 9.4 | - | - |
   No | 106 | 90.6 | - | - |
Relationship with patients | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Parents | - | - | 51 | 43.6 |
   Others | - | - | 66 | 56.4 |
Illness variable | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Duration of illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <10 years | 53 | 45.3 | - | - |
   ≥ 10 years | 64 | 54.7 | - | - |
Onset of illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 45 | 102 | 87.2 | - | - |
   > 45 | 15 | 12.8 | - | - |
No of hospitalization | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 4 | 105 | 89.7 | - | - |
   ≥ 4 | 12 | 10.3 | - | - |
Attending day care | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 16 | 13.7 | - | - |
   No | 101 | 86.3 | - | - |
Types of medication | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â |
SRRS | 107.66 | 86.92 | Â | Â |