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Table 1 Characteristics of Chilean and French caregivers and individuals with schizophrenia

From: Quality of life among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: a cross-cultural comparison of Chilean and French families

 

Chilean

(N = 41)

French (N = 245)

p-value

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

 

1. Caregivers

     

Relationship (mother)

26

(63.4)

165

(67.1)

0.646

Age (years), M(SD) §

54.3

(15.1)

60.6

(9.5)

0.013

Living situation (with individual with schizophrenia)

37

(90.2)

156

(64.7)

0.001

Employment status (employed)

18

(43.9)

92

(37.4)

0.428

SF36+, M(SD)

     

Physical functioning

63.4

(24.9)

78.3

(23.4)

<0.001

Social functioning

55.8

(22.7)

62.5

(23.9)

0.095

Role physical

45.1

(40.4)

55.9

(40.1)

0.114

Role emotional

43.1

(38.9)

47.7

(41.2)

0.503

Mental health

44.5

(22.0)

51.4

(18.7)

0.034

Vitality

38.4

(17.7)

46.4

(19.7)

0.015

Bodily pain

51.0

(20.3)

57.2

(25.0)

0.082

General health

49.4

(13.4)

55.5

(21.6)

0.018

Mental composite score

35.5

(11.4)

37.4

(10.5)

0.287

Physical composite score

42.8

(8.2)

46.9

(10.0)

0.013

2. Individuals with schizophrenia

     

Gender (male)

26

(63.4)

166

(67.8)

0.584

Age (years), M(SD)

33.2

(8.4)

31.7

(9.1)

0.315

  1. § M+/−SD: mean +/− standard deviation.
  2. + range [0–100], 0 lowest and 100 highest level of QoL.