Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics of the individuals in the self-management (intervention) group and treatment as usual (control) group
| Intervention group （n=103) |
Control group (n=98) |
t or χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n(%) | 55 (53.4%) | 51 (52%) | 0.03 | 0.825 |
| Age, mean (sd) | 35.3 (9.6) | 34.7 (9.9) | 0.92 | 0.334 |
| Years of schooling, mean (sd) | 9.7 (2.6) | 9.7 (2.8) | 0.06 | 0.978 |
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.96 | 0.591 | ||
| currently married | 55 (53.4%) | 50 (51.0%) | ||
| never married | 41 (39.8%) | 43 (43.9%) | ||
| no longer married | 7 (8.0%) | 5 (5.1%) | ||
| Age of onset, mean (sd) | 22 (5.4) | 23 (6.1) | 1.29 | 0.162 |
| Duration of illness in years, mean (sd) | 17 (13) | 18 (10) | 1.17 | 0.272 |
| Number of hospitalizations, mean (sd) | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.1 (0.9) | 1.57 | 0.179 |
| Chlorpromazine-equivalent daily dose of antipsychotic medications (mg), mean (sd) | 184 (27) | 192 (31) | 0.71 | 0.423 |