Table 1.
Characteristics of caregivers and service users.
| Gender % female | % (n) | 62.4 (63) |
| Age | M (SD) | 52.16 (7.60) |
| Cohabitation | % (n) | 60.4 (61) |
| Employment % yes | % (n) | 71.3 (72) |
| Service user characteristics | ||
| Gender % female | % (n) | 33.3 (24) |
| Age | M (SD) | 24 (3.23) |
| PANSS | ||
| Positive symptoms | M (SD) | 11.90 (4.96) |
| Negative symptoms | M (SD) | 13.52 (6.38) |
| Disorganized symptoms | M (SD) | 15.00 (4.50) |
| Excitement symptoms | M (SD) | 11.16 (2.93) |
| Emotional distress | M (SD) | 13.03 (4.90) |
| Global functioning, GAFs | M (SD) | 57.37 (14.00) |
| Global functioning, GAFf | M (SD) | 55.69 (13.61) |
N = 101 caregivers and 38 service users with first episode psychosis. M, mean; SD, standard deviation; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia; GAF, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale; GAFs, symptom score; GAFf, function score.