Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with mental disorders assisted by caregivers

Variables	n	%	95.0% CIb
Sex
Male	126	44.8	39.1–59.7
Female	155	55.2	49.3–60.0
Age (years)
≤ 40	124	44.1	28.4–50.0
41–60	124	44.1	28.4–50.0
≥ 60	33	11.7	8.5–16.0
Education (years)
Low	157	55.9	50.0–61.6
Average	107	38.1	32.6–43.9
High	17	6.0	3.8–9.5
Marital status
Without partner	210	74.7	69.3–79.5
With partner	71	25.2	20.5–30.7
Medical diagnostic (CID-10)
Anxiety	26	9.3	6.4–13.2
Schizophrenia	109	38.8	33.3–44.6
Bipolar Affective Disorder	56	19.9	15.7–25.0
Depression	22	7.8	5.2–11.6
Mental retardation	34	12.1	8.8–16.4
Others	34	12.1	8.8–16.4
Crisisa
No	213	75.8	70.5–80.5
Yes	68	24.2	19.6–29.5
Internmenta
No	275	97.9	95.4–99.0
Yes	6	2.1	0.98–4.6
	Mean	SD	95.0% CI
Duration of patient’s illness (years)	16.59	13.48	15.01–18.18

^aPrevious month

^b95.0% confidence interval