Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Variable | Bipolar sample (n = 80) |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 42.62 (12.88) |
| Range | 20–66 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 64 (80.0%) |
| Male | 16 (20.0%) |
| Occupation status | |
| Employed | 38 (47.5 %) |
| Unemployed | 38 (47.5 %) |
| No data | 4 (5.0 %) |
| Education, years (SD) | 15.24 (3.11) |
| Current psychiatric comorbidities, n (%) | |
| Alcohol/substance abuse | 11 (13.8 %) |
| Eating disorders | 2 (2.5 %) |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 11 (13.8 %) |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 4 (5.0 %) |
| Panic disorder | 7 (8.8 %) |
| Post traumatic stress disorder | 10 (12.5 %) |
| Social phobia | 12 (15.0 %) |
| Specific phobia | 3 (3.8 %) |
| Psychiatric medications, n (%) | |
| Mood stabilizers | 47 (58.8 %) |
| Anti-psychotics | 40 (50.0 %) |
| Antidepressants | 44 (55.0 %) |
| Anxiolytics | 40 (50.0 %) |
| Sleep medication use | |
| Yes | 54 (67.5 %) |
| No | 26 (32.5 %) |
| Mean total WHOQOL (SD) | 202.91 (61.51) |
| Range | 75–326 |
| Mean WHOQOL-physical QOL (SD) | 51.35 (17.69) |
| Range | 6–88 |
| Mean WHOQOL-psychological QOL (SD) | 41.11 (20.31) |
| Range | 0–81 |
| Mean WHOQOL-social QOL (SD) | 44.74 (25.30) |
| Range | 0–100 |
| Mean WHOQOL-environmental QOL (SD) | 65.71 (16.48) |
| Range | 19–100 |
| Mean MADRS (SD) | 16.76 (10.55) |
| Range | 0–38 |
| Mean BRIAN (SD) | 47.69 (10.06) |
| Range | 29–69 |
| Mean PSQI (without component 6) (SD) | 8.35 (3.88) |
| Range | 2–20 |