Table 2.
WHO-Quality of Life 100 scores among the key relatives of patients with schizophrenia
| Subgroups | Group (BPI) (n=24) | Group (NCI) (n=23) | Change in BPI group (A) | Change in NCI group (B) | Test of significance A versus B (t, P) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-BPI | Post-BPI | Test of significance (t, P) | Pre-NCI | Post-NCI | Test of significance (t, P) | ||||
| Overall QOL and general health, mean±SD | 53.75±21.21 | 60.96±15.04 | 2.550, 0.0179* | 66.13±12.96 | 71.04±12.13 | 2.437, 0.0233* | 7.21±13.85 | 4.91±9.67 | 0.6574, 0.5143 |
| Physical domain, mean±SD | 60.92±16.73 | 66.29±15.11 | 2.330, 0.0289* | 69.74±13.10 | 70.48±13.57 | 0.7799, 0.4437 | 5.38±11.30 | 0.74±4.545 | 1.832, 0.0736 |
| Psychological health domain, mean±SD | 63.63±14.01 | 73±8.10 | 3.612, 0.0015* | 63.44±10.87 | 65.78±11.25 | 2.332, 0.0299* | 9.38±12.72 | 2.35±4.85 | 2.482, 0.0169* |
| Level of independence domain, mean±SD | 69.04±15.62 | 74.21±12.65 | 2.557, 0.0176* | 73.04±10.72 | 74.61±11.23 | 1.359, 0.1881 | 5.17±9.90 | 1.57±5.53 | 1.530, 0.1331 |
| Social relationship domain, mean±SD | 57.92±16.67 | 62.13±15.75 | 1.484, 0.1515 | 66±11.71 | 70.17±12.72 | 3.170, 0.0044* | 4.21±13.90 | 4.18±6.32 | 0.00945, 0.9925 |
| Environmental domain, mean±SD | 56.13±12.67 | 59.42±10.00 | 1.755, 0.0925 | 62.30±9.39 | 62.04±10.28 | 0.5635, 0.5788 | 3.29±9.19 | 0.26±2.22 | 1.538, 0.1310 |
| Spiritual domain, mean±SD | 77±8.94 | 78.17±7.96 | 0.4982, 0.6231 | 76.61±10.20 | 76.78±10.58 | 0.4187, 0.6795 | 0.79±7.79 | 0.17±1.99 | 0.3701, 0.713 |
| Total average score, mean±SD | 62.68±10.86 | 67.33±7.64 | 4.239, 0.0003* | 68.18±8.20 | 70.13±7.59 | 3.705, 0.0012* | 5.06±5.84 | 1.99±2.58 | 2.336, 0.0240* |
*P<0.05 indicates statistically significant change. QOL – Quality of life; BPI – Brief psychosocial intervention; NCI – Nonspecific control intervention; SD – Standard deviation