Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants and their caregivers
Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 257 | 60.6 |
Female | 167 | 39.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Zhuang | 307 | 72.4 |
Han and other | 117 | 27.6 |
Age group (years) | ||
< 30 | 91 | 21.5 |
30–39 | 124 | 29.3 |
40–49 | 113 | 26.7 |
≥ 50 | 96 | 22.6 |
Education level | ||
Illiterate | 67 | 15.8 |
Elementary school | 163 | 38.4 |
Junior high school | 160 | 37.7 |
High school or higher | 34 | 8.0 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 210 | 49.5 |
Married | 187 | 44.1 |
Divorced or widowed | 27 | 6.4 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 127 | 30.0 |
Farmer | 269 | 63.4 |
Other | 28 | 6.6 |
Annual family income level (US dollars) | ||
High (> 1802) | 74 | 17.5 |
Middle (981–1802) | 160 | 37.7 |
Low (< 981) | 190 | 44.8 |
Cause of severe mental disease | ||
Organic psychoses | 50 | 11.8 |
Other non-organic severe mental disorders | 374 | 88.2 |
Disease duration (years) | ||
< 10 | 158 | 37.3 |
10–19 | 131 | 30.9 |
≥ 20 | 135 | 31.8 |
PANSS score, median (IQR) | ||
Positive scale | 12 (7–14) | |
Negative scale | 15 (7–48) | |
General psychopathology | 25 (16–76) | |
Caregiver | ||
Yes | 352 | 83.0 |
No | 72 | 17.0 |
Caregiver’s gender | ||
Male | 195 | 61.1 |
Female | 124 | 38.9 |