Table 1.
Sociodemographic, clinical and other characteristics of study participants according to their preference for competitive work (n = 383)
| All patients | Strong desire for competitive work | Value Wilcoxon two-sample test/Chi-square test (Pearson) (df) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 383 | No n = 154 (40.2) |
Yes n = 229 (59.8) |
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| Age (years), mean (SD) (n = 381) | 42.7 (13.1) | 44.3 (13.2) | 41.6 (12.9) | z = 1.97* |
| Sex, n (%) | χ2 = 6.95 (1)** | |||
| Male | 168 (43.9) | 55 (35.7) | 113 (49.3) | |
| Female | 215 (56.1) | 99 (64.3) | 116 (50.7) | |
| Education, n (%) (n = 382) | χ2 = 2.43 (2) | |||
| Low | 146 (38.2) | 60 (39.0) | 86 (37.7) | |
| Medium | 111 (29.1) | 50 (32.5) | 61 (26.8) | |
| High | 125 (32.7) | 44 (28.5) | 81 (35.5) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | χ2 = 0.38 (2) | |||
| Single | 215 (56.2) | 84 (54.5) | 131 (57.2) | |
| Married/registered partnership | 89 (23.2) | 36 (23.4) | 53 (23.1) | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 79 (20.6) | 34 (22.1) | 45 (19.7) | |
| Living situationa, n (%) (n = 377) | χ2 = 0.24 (2) | |||
| Alone | 158 (41.9) | 66 (43.4) | 92 (40.9) | |
| Not alone | 219 (58.1) | 86 (56.6) | 133 (59.1) | |
| Immigration background, n (%) (n = 381) | χ2 = 0.61 (1) | |||
| No | 311 (81.6) | 122 (79.7) | 189 (82.9) | |
| Yes | 70 (18.4) | 31 (20.3) | 39 (17.1) | |
| Mental disorder, n (%) | χ2 = 5.83 (2) | |||
| F2x | 118 (30.8) | 56 (36.4) | 62 (27.1) | |
| F32, F33 | 227 (59.3) | 88 (57.1) | 139 (60.7) | |
| F30, F31 | 38 (9.9) | 10 (6.5) | 28 (12.2) | |
| GAF, means (SD) (n = 376) | 42.3 (9.8) | 40.6 (10.1) | 43.4 (9.4) | z = − 2.74** |
| HoNOS-D, mean (SD) | 21.8 (6.0) | 22.6 (5.8) | 21.2 (6.0) | z = 2.53* |
| Age at first mental problems (years), mean (SD) (n = 359) | 26.8 (13.0) | 27.2 (12.7) | 26.6 (13.2) | z = 0.44 |
| Physical illness, n (%) (n = 381) | χ2 = 12.47 (1)*** | |||
| Yes | 192 (50.4) | 94 (61.4) | 98 (43.0) | |
| No | 189 (49.6) | 59 (38.6) | 130 (57.0) | |
| Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation measures, n (%) (n = 382) | ||||
| Supported employment, Yes | 115 (30.1) | 41 (26.6) | 74 (32.5) | χ2 = 1.49 (1) |
| Additional trainingb, Yes | 146 (38.2) | 52 (33.8) | 94 (41.2) | χ2 = 2.17 (1) |
| Work ability, mean (SD) (n = 379) | 4.0 (2.7) | 3.0 (2.3) | 4.7 (2.8) | z = − 5.88*** |
Subsample sizes vary due to missing information. Corresponding sizes for variables with missing data are given in brackets
GAF Global assessment of functioning, HoNOS-D German Version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales, SD standard deviation, F2x Schizophrenia, schizotypic and delusional disorders, F32, F33 Depressive disorders, F30, F31 Mania and bipolar disorder
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01
***p < 0.001
aIn terms of a social component
be.g., social skills training, job-related training, cognitive training