Table 3.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of residents of RFs by RF type
| SRP1 N = 76 (47.2%) residents |
SRP2 N = 48 (29.8%) residents |
SRP3 N = 37 (23.0%) residents |
Total N = 161 (100%) residents |
p ANOVA or Chi-Square* tests |
Bonferroni post-hoc correction |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Male* | 52 (68.4%) | 38 (82.6%) | 22 (59.5%) | 112 (70.4%) | 0.062 | – |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 39.8 (9.9) | 43.1 (9.5) | 43.1 (9.4) | 41.5 (9.7) | 0.101 | – |
| Marital status* | ||||||
| Single (including widowed/separated) | 75 (98.7%) | 44 (95.7%) | 33 (89.2%) | 152 (95.6%) | 0.070 | – |
| Mean (SD) length of education (years) | 11.9 (3.8) | 11.6 (3.4) | 11.8 (2.9) | 11.8 (3.5) | 0.901 | – |
| Current employment status* | – | |||||
| Working | 6 (7.9%) | 1 (2.2%) | 7 (18.9%) | 14 (8.9%) | 0.028 | . |
| Retired/Unemployed/Student | 70 (92.1%) | 44 (97.8%) | 30 (81.1%) | 30 (81.1%) | ||
| Mean (SD) length of illness (years)* | 15.8 (8.8) | 22.0 (9.3) | 20.3 (9.9) | 18.5 (9.5) | 0.002 | SRP1 vs SRP2 |
| Mean (SD) length of stay in RF (months) | 18.8 (26.2) | 42.7 (50.2) | 73.4 (74.6) | 39.1 (53.8) | < 0.001 | SRP1/SRP2 vs SRP3 |
|
Symptoms Mean (SD) BPRS score (range 1 - 7) Higher scores denote more severe symptoms | ||||||
| Depression/anxiety | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.9) | 0.010 | SRP1 vs SRP2/SRP3 |
| Excitement | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.8) | 1.7 (1.0) | 1.8 (0.9) | 0.690 | – |
| Positive symptoms | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.0) | 0.849 | – |
| Negative symptoms | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.0 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.0) | 0.296 | – |
| Cognitive symptoms | 1.9 (1.0) | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.9) | 0.024 | SRP1 vs SRP3 |
| Total score |
2.2 (0.8) (73residents) |
2.0 (0.5) (41residents) |
1.9 (0.6) (31residents) |
2.1 (0.7) (145residents) |
0.140 | – |
|
Negative Symptoms Mean (SD) BNSS score (range 0 - 6) Higher scores denote more severe symptoms | ||||||
| Anhedonia | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.3) | 2.1 (1.6) | 0.050 | SRP3 vs SRP2 |
| Distress | 2.3 (2.0) | 1.6 (1.8) | 1.3 (1.4) | 1.9 (1.8) | 0.042 | SRP3 vs SRP1 |
| Asociality | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.8 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.5) | 2.2 (1.6) | 0.017 | SRP3 vs SRP2 |
| Avolition | 2.1 (1.8) | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.6 (1.3) | 2.1 (1.7) | 0.087 | – |
| Blunted affect | 1.9 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.6) | 1.3 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.7) | 0.061 | – |
| Alogia | 1.7 (1.7) | 1.9 (1.8) | 1.0 (1.5) | 1.6 (1.7) | 0.054 | – |
| Total score |
2.0 (1.5) (72residents) |
2.3 (1.2) (36residents) |
1.4 (1.1) (32residents) |
2.0 (1.4) (140residents) |
0.016 | SRP3 vs SRP2 |
|
Functioning Mean (SD) SLOF score (range 43-215) Higher scores denote greater functioning | ||||||
| Total score | 177.5 (27.6) | 172.3 (21.1) | 175.1 (18.1) | 175.5 (23.8) | 0.537 | – |
SRP Struttura Residenziale Psichiatrica/ Psychiatric Residential Facility
SRP1 High intensity rehabilitation, SRP2 Medium intensity rehabilitation, SRP3 Medium-low level support
BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, BNSS Brief Negative Symptom Scale, SLOF Specific Levels of Functioning Scale
*Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level