Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with severe mental illness and nonrespondents.
| Characteristics | Respondents (n = 262) F (%) |
Those refusals (n = 59) F (%) |
Chi-square or t test value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | χ2 = 2.08 | ||
| Female | 102 (38.9) | 22 (37.3) | |
| Male | 160 (61.1) | 37 (62.7) | |
| Education level | χ 2 = 2.19 | ||
| Primary school or below | 30 (11.5) | 6 (10.2) | |
| Secondary school | 181 (69.1) | 42 (71.2) | |
| Tertiary (e.g., university or postgraduate study) | 51 (19.5) | 11 (18.6) | |
| Primary psychiatric diagnosis | χ 2 = 1.58 | ||
| Bipolar affective disorders | 12 (4.6) | 3 (5.1) | |
| Psychotic disorders | 50 (19.1) | 13 (22.0) | |
| Schizophrenia | 118 (45.0) | 26 (44.1) | |
| Unipolar affective disorders (e.g., major depression) | 48 (18.3) |
10 (16.9) |
|
| Others (e.g., personality disorders and dual diagnoses) | 34 (13.0) | 7 (11.9) | |
| Psychiatric medications | χ2 = 1.58 | ||
| Antidepressants | 50 (19.1) | 11 (18.6) | |
| Anticonvulsants | 7 (2.7) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Atypical antipsychotics | 90 (34.4) | 19 (32.2) | |
| Conventional antipsychotics | 83 (31.7) | 19 (32.2) | |
| Lithium salts | 6 (2.3) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Both anti-depressants and antipsychotics | 20 (7.6) | 4 (6.8) | |
| Psychiatric treatments receiving | χ2 = 1.48 | ||
| CPN visits and education | 178 (67.9) | 30 (50.8) | |
| Family therapy/education | 32 (12.2) | 8 (13.6) | |
| Medication compliance management | 102 (38.9) | 16 (27.1) | |
| Psychoeducation | 98 (37.4) | 28 (47.5) | |
| Social and work skills training | 87 (33.2) | 19 (32.2) | |
| Others (e.g., relaxation and self-regulation) | 75 (28.6) | 20 (33.9) | |
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| M ± SD, range | M ± SD, range | ||
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| Age (years) | 29.12 ± 10.05, 19–45 |
29.45 ± 8.91, 20–46 |
t = 1.12 |
| Duration of mental illness (months) | 35.21 ± 14.25, 12–98 |
32.90 ± 17.02, 14–96 |
t = 1.98 |
| Rehospitalization in the past 3 months | |||
| Number of readmissions | 0.40 ± 0.29 | 0.49 ± 0.31 | t = 3.38* |
| Length of rehospitalizations (days) | 8.12 ± 4.11 | 10.01 ± 6.38 | t = 2.16 |
| Number of family members living with patient | 2.25 ± 0.98, 1–5 |
2.13 ± 0.98, 1–4 |
t = 1.31 |
| Average contact time with main caregiver (hours/week) | 30.40 ± 9.54, 8–44 |
29.13 ± 11.49, 7–30 |
t = 1.04 |
*P < 0.05.