Table 1.

Participant descriptions: completers vs drop-outs

	Completers	Drop-outs	Statistics test*; p-value
	n = 31	n = 6
	Mean (S.D.) N (%)	Mean (S.D.) N (%)
Socio-demographic characteristics
Sex female/male	12/19	1/5	Fisher’s exact test; p = .39
Age	42.97 (S.D. 12.33)	36.00 (S.D. 8.67)	Mann–Whitney U = 63; p = .23
Professional/university education level	9 (29 %)	2 (33 %)	Fisher’s exact test; p =1.00
Home situation: Nursing home	24 (77 %)	5 (83 %)	Fisher’s exact test; p = 1.00
ICD-10 diagnosis
Schizophrenia	27	4	Fisher’s exact test; p = .25
Schizoaffective disorders	4	2
Duration of illness since first hospitalization (years)	19.71 (S.D. 12.69)	15.67 (S.D. 14.35)	Mann–Whitney U = 76; p = .51
Current treatment
Atypical antipsychotic	24 (80 %)	6 (100 %)	Fisher’s exact test; p = .56
Typical antipsychotic	6	-
No antipsychotic	1	-
Antidepressant	13	1	Fisher’s exact test; p = .38
Antidepressant in fluoxetine equivalents	28.45 (13.97)	44.44