Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Participants
| Total (n=46) | Intervention Group (n=24) | Control Group (n=22) | t-Test/ Chi-Square Test | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | Test Value | p-value | |||
| Gender | 0.330 | 0.857 | ||||||||
| Male | 11 | 23.9% | 6 | 25% | 5 | 23% | ||||
| Female | 35 | 76.1% | 18 | 75% | 17 | 77% | ||||
| Age | 2.589 | 0.460 | ||||||||
| 25–34 | 4 | 8.7% | 1 | 4.2% | 3 | 14% | ||||
| 35–44 | 5 | 10.9% | 2 | 8.3% | 3 | 14% | ||||
| 45–54 | 20 | 43.5% | 10 | 41.7% | 10 | 45% | ||||
| 55+ | 17 | 36.9% | 11 | 45.8% | 6 | 27% | ||||
| Education | 7.840 | 0.098 | ||||||||
| University/ College | 7 | 15.2% | 2 | 8.3% | 5 | 13% | ||||
| Secondary | 25 | 54.4% | 16 | 66.7% | 9 | 41% | ||||
| Primary | 6 | 13% | 3 | 12.5% | 3 | 23% | ||||
| No qualifications | 2 | 4.4% | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | - | ||||
| Others | 6 | 13% | 1 | 4.2% | 5 | 23% | ||||
| Marital status | 1.534 | 0.464 | ||||||||
| Single | 4 | 8.7% | 1 | 4.2% | 3 | 14% | ||||
| Married | 34 | 73.9% | 18 | 75% | 16 | 73% | ||||
| Divorced/ widowed | 8 | 17.4% | 5 | 20.8% | 3 | 13% | ||||
| Working status | 4.280 | 0.233 | ||||||||
| Employed FT | 6 | 13% | 2 | 8.3% | 4 | 18% | ||||
| Employed PT | 2 | 4.4% | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | – | ||||
| Unemployed | 25 | 54.3% | 15 | 62.5% | 10 | 46% | ||||
| Others | 13 | 28.3% | 5 | 20.8% | 8 | 36% | ||||
| Income | 1.649 | 0.648 | ||||||||
| No income | 35 | 76.1% | 19 | 79.2% | 16 | 73% | ||||
| Less than $8K | 7 | 15.2% | 4 | 16.7% | 3 | 14% | ||||
| $8 - 14.9K | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 4.2% | 2 | 9% | ||||
| $15 – 24.9K | 1 | 2.2% | 0 | – | 1 | 4% | ||||
| Accommodation | 2.348 | 0.672 | ||||||||
| Private housing | 5 | 10.8% | 2 | 8.3% | 3 | 14% | ||||
| Public housing | 13 | 28.3% | 6 | 25% | 7 | 32% | ||||
| Half way home | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | – | ||||
| Long stay care home | 26 | 56.5% | 14 | 58.3% | 12 | 54% | ||||
| Others | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | – | ||||
| Living condition | 2.143 | 0.543 | ||||||||
| Alone | 5 | 10.8% | 3 | 12.5% | 2 | 9% | ||||
| With family | 13 | 28.3% | 5 | 20.8% | 8 | 36% | ||||
| In residential hostel | 27 | 58.7% | 15 | 62.5% | 12 | 55% | ||||
| Others | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | – | ||||
| Duration of illness | −0.889 | 0.374 | ||||||||
| Less than 10 years | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 4% | 2 | 9% | ||||
| 10 – 19 years | 11 | 23.9% | 10 | 38% | 1 | 4% | ||||
| 20 – 29 years | 20 | 43.5% | 8 | 30% | 14 | 64% | ||||
| 30–39 years | 10 | 21.7% | 7 | 28% | 3 | 14% | ||||
| 40 years or above | 2 | 4.4% | 0 | – | 2 | 9% | ||||
| Psychiatric diagnosis | 1.607 | 0.448 | ||||||||
| Schizophrenia | 38 | 84.5% | 19 | 79.2% | 19 | 90% | ||||
| Paranoid schizophrenia | 2 | 4.4% | 1 | 4.2% | 1 | 5% | ||||
| Brief psychotic disorder | 5 | 11.1% | 4 | 16.7% | 1 | 5% | ||||
| CPZE | 3.061 | 0.382 | ||||||||
| Less than 500 | 20 | 43.5% | 12 | 50% | 8 | 35% | ||||
| 500 – 999 | 17 | 37% | 7 | 29.2% | 10 | 45% | ||||
| 1000–1499 | 5 | 10.8% | 3 | 12.5% | 2 | 10% | ||||
| 1500+ | 4 | 8.7% | 2 | 8.3% | 2 | 10% | ||||