Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Overall (N = 37) | Experimental(n = 19) | Control(n = 17) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.7 (12.8) | 45.3 (13.0) | 44 (12.9) |
| Gender (male:female) | 31:6 | 14:5 | 17:1 |
| Ethnicity (white:other) | 37:0 | 19:0 | 17:0 |
| Inpatient:outpatient | 11:26 | 5:14 | 6:12 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Schizophrenia, n (%) | 26 (70) | 12 (63) | 14 (78) |
| Schizoaffective, n (%) | 5 (14) | 3 (16) | 2 (11) |
| Psychosis NOS, n (%) | 6 (16) | 4 (21) | 2 (11) |
| Duration | |||
| 0–1 years, n (%) | 3 (8) | 3 (16) | 0 (0) |
| 1–3 years, n (%) | 3 (8) | 2 (11) | 1 (6) |
| 3–5 years, n (%) | 2 (5) | 1 (5) | 1 (6) |
| 5–10 years, n (%) | 2 (5) | 1 (5) | 1 (6) |
| Over 10 years, n (%) | 27 (73) | 12 (63) | 15 (83) |
| PANSS positive, mean (SD) | 17.2 (7.1) | 17.2 (8.1) | 17.2 (6.1) |
| PANSS negative, mean (SD) | 15.1 (5.2) | 13.7 (4.4) | 16.6 (5.8) |
| PANSS general, mean (SD) | 36.2 (7.4) | 38.1 (7.2) | 34.3 (7.3) |
| PANSS total, mean (SD) | 68.8 (16.5) | 69.5 (16.8) | 68.1 (16.7) |
| HADS total, mean (SD) | 13.30 (7.2) | 15.4 (8.2) | 11.1 (5.4) |
| PANSS insight, mean (SD) | 2.51 (1.39) | 2.37 (1.38) | 2.67 (1.41) |
Note: PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Insight = Item 12 of PANSS General subscale. NB: data for Age, PANSS and HADS are reported as mean and standard deviation. There were no significant differences between groups using t test and chi-squared tests.