Table 4.
Univariate predictors of quality of life measurement discrepancy
| Patient-rated minus Assessor-rated QoL z score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | p | |
| Gender | Male | +0.21 | 0.117 |
| Female | −0.22 | ||
| Smoking | Yes | +0.15 | 0.153 |
| No | −0.32 | ||
| Current drug use | Yes | +0.21 | 0.494 |
| No | +0.00 | ||
| Current alcohol use | Yes | +0.19 | 0.484 |
| No | −0.02 | ||
| Variable | r | S | |
| Length of illness (yr) | −0.152 | 0.216 | |
| Number of previous hospitalisations | 0.036 | 0.779 | |
| Insight (BIS) | −0.452 | <0.001 | |
| Depression (CDSS) | −0.321 | 0.007 | |
| Positive symptoms (PANSS) | 0.272 | 0.023 | |
| Negative symptoms (PANSS) | 0.432 | <0.001 | |
| General psychopathology (PANSS) | 0.098 | 0.420 | |
| Total symptom score (PANSS) | 0.293 | 0.014 | |
| BMI | −0.067 | 0.595 | |
| Simpson-Angus | 0.010 | 0.936 | |
| Barnes Akathisia | −0.117 | 0.338 | |
| AIMS | 0.034 | 0.782 | |
| ANNSERS | −0.209 | 0.082 | |
| Adherence Rating (Kemp) | −0.374 | 0.001 | |
| Drug Attitude (DAI) | −0.483 | <0.001 | |