Table 1 The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with schizophrenia and related disorders who were in contact with general practitioner. (N = 494)
From: Factors associated with visits to general practitioners in patients with schizophrenia in Malaga
Sociodemographic characteristics | Patients N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 327 (66.3%) |
Female | 167 (33.8%) |
Age | |
15–44 | 265 (53.6%) |
45–64 | 205 (41.5%) |
> 65 | 24 (4.9%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 349 (70.6%) |
Married/Civil partnership/Cohabiting | 90 (18.2%) |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 55 (11.1%) |
Educational level | |
No formal education and/or illiterate | 81 (16.4%) |
Primary school | 237 (48%) |
Secondary school | 126 (25.5%) |
Higher education (Bachelor’s degree) | 50 (10.1%) |
Living arrangements | |
Alone | 54 (10.9%) |
Original family/other relatives or friends | 281 (56.9%) |
Own family | 102 (20.6%) |
Sheltered accommodation | 52 (10.5%) |
Homeless | 5 (1.0%) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 76 (15.4%) |
Unemployed | 85 (17.2%) |
Student | 29 (5.9%) |
Carer or househusband/housewife | 30 (6.1%) |
Not working, receiving welfare benefits | 212 (42.9%) |
Other | 62 (12.6%) |
Area | |
Urban | 430 (87.1%) |
Rural | 64 (12.9%) |
Within a socioeconomically deprived area | |
No | 437 (88.5%) |
Yes | 57 (11.5%) |
Primary care centre | |
Trinidad | 50 (10.1%) |
Nueva Málaga | 23 (4.7%) |
Miraflores | 18 (3.6%) |
Palma-Palmilla | 36 (7.3%) |
Ciudad Jardín | 45 (9.1%) |
Capuchinos | 32 (6.5%) |
Carlinda | 17 (3.4%) |
Alameda Perchel | 33 (6.7%) |
Victoria | 40 (8.1%) |
Limonar | 37 (7.5%) |
El Palo | 69 (14%) |
Rincón de la Victoria | 56 (11.3%) |
Colmenar | 2 (0.4%) |
Out of the study area | 36 (7.3) |
(Missing data: 13) | |
Community mental health centre | |
Centre | 272 (55.1%) |
North | 222 (44.9%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
ICD-10 Clinical diagnosis | |
F20 Schizophrenia | 346 (70%) |
F22 Persistent delusional disorders | 53 (10.7%) |
F23 Acute and transient psychotic disorders | 46 (7.3%) |
F25 Schizoaffective disorders | 36 (9.3%) |
F21, F24, F28, F29 Schizotypal disorder, Induced delusional disorder, other non-organic psychotic disorders and unspecified non-organic psychosis | 13 (2.6%) |
Global level of severity | |
Level I (low severity) | 157 (31.8%) |
Level II | 189 (38.2%) |
Level III (high severity) | 85 (17.2%) |
(Missing data:63) | |
Total | 494 (100%) |