Table 1 Characteristics of patients with schizophrenia and related disorders
Sociodemographic characteristics | Patients N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 165 (63.71%) |
Female | 94 (36.29%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 183 (70.66%) |
Married/civil partnership/cohabiting | 47 (18.15%) |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 29 (11.2%) |
Educational level | |
No formal education and/or illiterate | 45 (17.37%) |
Primary school | 113 (43.63%) |
Secondary school | 72 (27.8%) |
Higher education (Bachelor’s degree) | 29 (11.2%) |
Living arrangements | |
Alone | 33 (12.74%) |
Original family/other relatives or friends | 143 (55.21%) |
Own family | 57 (22.01%) |
Sheltered accommodation | 23 (8.88%) |
Homeless | 3 (1.16%) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 46 (17.76%) |
Unemployed | 49 (18.92%) |
Student | 16 (6.18%) |
Carer or househusband/housewife | 14 (5.41%) |
Not working, receiving welfare benefits | 98 (37.84%) |
Other | 36 (13.9%) |
Type of area | |
Urban | 228 (88.03%) |
Rural | 31 (11.97%) |
Within a socioeconomically deprived area | |
No | 231 (89.19%) |
Yes | 28 (10.81%) |
Primary care centre | |
Trinidad | 21 (8.11%) |
Nueva Málaga | 7 (2.7%) |
Miraflores | 10 (3.86%) |
Palma-Palmilla | 17 (6.56%) |
Ciudad Jardín | 25 (9.65%) |
Capuchinos | 8 (3.09%) |
Carlinda | 3 (1.16%) |
Alameda Perchel | 26 (10.04%) |
Victoria | 33 (12.74%) |
Limonar | 30 (11.58%) |
El Palo | 50 (19.31%) |
Rincón de la Victoria | 28 (10.81%) |
Colmenar | 1 (0.39%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
ICD-10 Clinical diagnosis | |
F20 Schizophrenia | 180 (69.5%) |
F22 Persistent delusional disorders | 26 (10.04%) |
F23 Acute and transient psychotic disorders | 25 (9.65%) |
F25 Schizoaffective disorders | 17 (6.56%) |
F21, F24, F28, F29 Schizotypal disorder, Induced delusional disorder, other non-organic psychotic disorders and unspecified non-organic psychosis | 11 (4.25%) |
Global level of severity | |
Level I (low severity) | 91 (35.14%) |
Level II | 122 (47.1%) |
Level III (high severity) | 46 (17.76%) |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |
No | 156 (60.23%) |
Yes | 103 (39.77%) |
Taking antipsychotic medication | |
No | 80 (30.89%) |
Yes | 179 (69.11%) |
Total | 259 (100%) |