Table 3.
Relationship between patients’ sociodemographic, psychiatric, and medical-related data and global satisfaction with treatment according to the TSQM-1.4 global score.
| Item | Satisfaction | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low (n = 24) | Low (n = 89) | Moderate (n = 56) | High (n = 21) | Very high (n = 70) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–25 | 6 (25%) | 17 (19.1%) | 10 (17.86%) | 4 (19.05%) | 10 (14.29%) | 0.727 |
| 26–35 | 4 (16.67%) | 22 (24.72%) | 6 (10.71%) | 3 (14.29%) | 14 (20%) | |
| 36–45 | 5 (20.83%) | 13 (14.61%) | 9 (16.07%) | 4 (19.05%) | 9 (12.86%) | |
| 46–55 | 3 (12.5%) | 23 (25.84%) | 13 (23.21%) | 6 (28.57%) | 16 (22.86%) | |
| 56–65 | 4 (16.67%) | 7 (7.87%) | 12 (21.43%) | 4 (19.05%) | 14 (20%) | |
| > 65 | 2 (8.33%) | 7 (7.87%) | 6 (10.71%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (10%) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 7 (29.17%) | 30 (33.71%) | 23 (41.07%) | 5 (23.81%) | 16 (22.86%) | 0.226 |
| Women | 17 (70.83%) | 59 (66.29%) | 33 (58.93%) | 16 (76.19%) | 54 (77.14%) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 11 (45.83%) | 37 (41.57%) | 14 (25%) | 7 (33.33%) | 19 (27.14%) | 0.229 |
| Married | 7 (29.17%) | 40 (44.94%) | 31 (55.36%) | 10 (47.62%) | 33 (47.14%) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 4 (16.67%) | 5 (5.62%) | 6 (10.71%) | 3 (14.29%) | 14 (20%) | |
| Widow | 2 (8.33%) | 7 (7.87%) | 5 (8.93%) | 1 (4.76%) | 4 (5.71%) | |
| Living condition | ||||||
| Alone | 1 (4.17%) | 5 (5.62%) | 4 (7.14%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.196 |
| Living with family, friends, a roommate, etc. | 23 (95.83%) | 84 (94.38%) | 52 (92.86%) | 21 (100%) | 70 (100%) | |
| Education level | ||||||
| Uneducated | 4 (16.67%) | 9 (10.11%) | 5 (8.93%) | 3 (14.29%) | 11 (15.71%) | 0.664 |
| High school or below | 8 (33.33%) | 29 (32.58%) | 15 (26.79%) | 8 (38.1%) | 22 (31.43%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 9 (37.5%) | 43 (48.31%) | 32 (57.14%) | 7 (33.33%) | 35 (50%) | |
| Master’s or PhD | 3 (12.5%) | 8 (8.99%) | 4 (7.14%) | 3 (14.29%) | 2 (2.86%) | |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Unemployed | 16 (66.67%) | 52 (58.43%) | 27 (48.21%) | 11 (52.38%) | 49 (70%) | 0.421 |
| Employed | 6 (25%) | 24 (26.97%) | 19 (33.93%) | 7 (33.33%) | 16 (22.86%) | |
| Retired | 2 (8.33%) | 13 (14.61%) | 10 (17.86%) | 3 (14.29%) | 5 (7.14%) | |
| Mood disorder | ||||||
| Depressive | 17 (70.83%) | 71 (79.78%) | 44 (78.57%) | 19 (90.48%) | 56 (80%) | 0.607 |
| Bipolar | 7 (29.17%) | 18 (20.22%) | 12 (21.43%) | 2 (9.52%) | 14 (20%) | |
| Duration of illness (years) | ||||||
| < 1 | 2 (8.33%) | 10 (11.24%) | 4 (7.14%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.168 |
| 1–5 | 10 (41.67%) | 28 (31.46%) | 17 (30.36%) | 7 (33.33%) | 19 (27.14%) | |
| 6–10 | 5 (20.83%) | 16 (17.98%) | 10 (17.86%) | 3 (14.29%) | 10 (14.29%) | |
| > 10 | 7 (29.17%) | 35 (39.33%) | 25 (44.64%) | 11 (52.38%) | 41 (58.57%) | |
| Number of psychiatric ward admissions | ||||||
| 0 | 14 (58.33%) | 67 (75.28%) | 45 (80.36%) | 17 (80.95%) | 46 (65.71%) | 0.219 |
| 1 | 3 (12.5%) | 13 (14.61%) | 3 (5.36%) | 2 (9.52%) | 13 (18.57%) | |
| 2–3 | 5 (20.83%) | 6 (6.74%) | 4 (7.14%) | 1 (4.76%) | 4 (5.71%) | |
| > 3 | 2 (8.33%) | 3 (3.37%) | 4 (7.14%) | 1 (4.76%) | 7 (10%) | |
| To what extent do you think you have a mental illness and need treatment? | ||||||
| I’m certain. | 11 (45.83%) | 49 (55.06%) | 38 (67.86%) | 15 (71.43%) | 56 (80%) | 0.001 |
| I’m somewhat certain. | 3 (12.5%) | 27 (30.34%) | 11 (19.64%) | 3 (14.29%) | 8 (11.43%) | |
| I don’t think I have a mental illness. | 10 (41.67%) | 13 (14.61%) | 7 (12.5%) | 3 (14.29%) | 6 (8.57%) | |
| Have you ever used any illegal substances/drugs (for example, alcohol and marijuana)? | ||||||
| No | 22 (91.67%) | 80 (89.89%) | 52 (92.86%) | 19 (90.48%) | 68 (97.14%) | 0.513 |
| Yes | 2 (8.33%) | 9 (10.11%) | 4 (7.14%) | 2 (9.52%) | 2 (2.86%) | |
| Number of regular medications (taken constantly, not as needed) for your mental health conditions | ||||||
| 1–2 | 16 (66.67%) | 72 (80.9%) | 41 (73.21%) | 18 (85.71%) | 60 (85.71%) | 0.125 |
| 3–4 | 3 (12.5%) | 6 (6.74%) | 7 (12.5%) | 2 (9.52%) | 8 (11.43%) | |
| ≥ 5 | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.12%) | 3 (5.36%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 0 | 5 (20.83%) | 10 (11.24%) | 5 (8.93%) | 1 (4.76%) | 2 (2.86%) | |
| How easy is it for you to get your regular medication for your mental health conditions? | (n = 19) | (n = 79) | (n = 51) | (n = 20) | (n = 68) | |
| Always easy | 7 (36.84%) | 27 (34.18%) | 23 (45.1%) | 7 (35%) | 43 (63.24%) | 0.066 |
| Easy most of the time | 8 (42.11%) | 33 (41.77%) | 20 (39.22%) | 10 (50%) | 17 (25%) | |
| Always difficult | 3 (15.79%) | 10 (12.66%) | 2 (3.92%) | 1 (5%) | 6 (8.82%) | |
| Difficult most of the time | 1 (5.26%) | 9 (11.39%) | 6 (11.76%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (2.94%) | |
| Do you have to buy your own psychiatric medication? | ||||||
| Yes, always | 2 (8.33%) | 12 (13.48%) | 4 (7.14%) | 3 (14.29%) | 10 (14.29%) | 0.169 |
| Yes, sometimes | 13 (54.17%) | 58 (65.17%) | 37 (66.07%) | 12 (57.14%) | 31 (44.29%) | |
| Never | 9 (37.5%) | 19 (21.35%) | 15 (26.79%) | 6 (28.57%) | 29 (41.43%) | |
| Do you feel shame about taking psychiatric medication? | ||||||
| No | 18 (75%) | 64 (71.91%) | 45 (80.36%) | 18 (85.71%) | 64 (91.43%) | 0.036 |
| Yes | 6 (25%) | 25 (28.09%) | 11 (19.64%) | 3 (14.29%) | 6 (8.57%) | |
| If yes, do you think that your feeling of stigma affects your adherence to taking your psychiatric medication regularly? | (n = 6) | (n = 25) | (n = 11) | (n = 3) | (n = 6) | |
| No | 2 (33.33%) | 17 (68%) | 9 (81.82%) | 3 (100%) | 4 (66.67%) | 0.219 |
| Yes | 4 (66.67%) | 8 (32%) | 2 (18.18%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (33.33%) | |
| To what extent do you feel supported by family and friends regarding your mental illness? | ||||||
| I feel very supported. | 6 (25%) | 37 (41.57%) | 26 (46.43%) | 7 (33.33%) | 49 (70%) | 0.003 |
| I feel supported to some extent. | 12 (50%) | 40 (44.94%) | 22 (39.29%) | 9 (42.86%) | 15 (21.43%) | |
| I don’t feel supported. | 6 (25%) | 12 (13.48%) | 8 (14.29%) | 5 (23.81%) | 6 (8.57%) | |
| Chronic diseases (such as hypertension and diabetes) | ||||||
| No | 14 (58.33%) | 49 (55.06%) | 25 (44.64%) | 12 (57.14%) | 32 (45.71%) | 0.541 |
| Yes | 10 (41.67%) | 40 (44.94%) | 31 (55.36%) | 9 (42.86%) | 38 (54.29%) | |
| Have you tried using alternative methods to treat your mental illness? | ||||||
| No | 13 (54.17%) | 36 (40.45%) | 30 (53.57%) | 8 (38.1%) | 28 (40%) | 0.369 |
| Yes | 11 (45.83%) | 53 (59.55%) | 26 (46.43%) | 13 (61.9%) | 42 (60%) | |
| Have you tried alternative methods alone or with psychiatric medication? | (n = 11) | (n = 53) | (n = 26) | (n = 13) | (n = 42) | |
| Alone | 5 (45.45%) | 9 (16.98%) | 8 (30.77%) | 7 (53.85%) | 15 (35.71%) | 0.047 |
| With psychiatric medication | 6 (54.55%) | 44 (83.02%) | 18 (69.23%) | 6 (46.15%) | 27 (64.29%) | |
| Do you think alternative methods are more effective than psychiatric medication? | (n = 11) | (n = 53) | (n = 26) | (n = 13) | (n = 42) | |
| No | 3 (27.27%) | 36 (67.92%) | 23 (88.46%) | 12 (92.31%) | 35 (83.33%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 8 (72.73%) | 17 (32.08%) | 3 (11.54%) | 1 (7.69%) | 7 (16.67%) | |
Numerical data are presented as mean ± SD, categorical data as frequency (%). Statistical significance was set at p-value < 0.05.