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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Whose responsibility? Part 1 of 2: A scale to assess how stakeholders apportion responsibilities for addressing the needs of persons with mental health problems

Variable

Montreal M (SD)/Na (%)

Chennai M (SD)/N (%)

Statistical Test (df)

p-value

Patient sample

N = 30

N = 26

  

Age at entry (years)

23.75 (5.08)

26.23 (5.34)

t(54) = 1.775

0.082

Gender N (%)

χ2(2) = 0.045

0.832

 Men

17 (56.7)

14 (53.8)

 Women

13 (43.3)

12 (46.2)

Education (years)

12.16 (2.29)

12.46 (3.99)

t (38.593) = 0.332

0.742

Family sample

N = 29b

N = 28

  

Age range in years

21–30

3 (10.3)

3 (10.7)

χ2(4) = 14.177

0.007

31–40

1 (3.4)

11 (39.3)

41–50

5 (17.2)

2 (7.1)

51–60

16 (55.2)

12 (42.9)

61–70

4 (13.8)

0

Gender

Men

5 (17.2)

13 (46.4)

χ2(1) = 5.617

0.018

Women

24 (82.8)

15 (53.6)

Education

Less than high school

1 (3.4)

1 (3.6)

χ2(5) = 18.966

0.002

High school

7 (24.1)

21 (75)

College/vocational degree/ Diploma

8 (27.6)

1 (3.6)

Bachelor's degree

10 (34.5)

2 (7.1)

Master's degree

3 (10.3)

2 (7.1)

Doctoral degree

0

1 (3.6)

Relationship with patient

Parent

23 (79.3)

14 (50)

χ2(3) = 9.908

0.019

Spouse/ Partner

0

7 (25)

Sibling

4 (13.8)

6 (21.4)

Other

2 (6.9)

1 (3.6)

Clinician sample

 

N = 12

N = 15

  

Age range in years

21–30

1 (8.3)

11 (73.3)

χ2(3) = 14.288

0.003

31–40

7 (58.3)

2 (13.3)

41–50

1 (8.3)

2 (13.3)

51–60

3 (25)

0

Gender

Men

6 (50)

2 (13.3)

χ2(1) = 4.299

0.038

Women

6 (50)

13 (86.7)

Profession

Case Manager

8 (66.7)

15 (100)

χ2(2) = 5.87

0.053

Physician/Psychiatrist

2 (16.7)

0

Other Allied Healthcare Professionals

2 (16.7)

0

  1. Bold indicates statistical significance
  2. aNs vary due to missing data
  3. bThough number of family participants was 31 at Montreal, demographic data were available for only 29 of these participants