Table 3 Characteristics of the samples of schizophrenic persons (step 5 and step 6)
From: QLiS – development of a schizophrenia-specific quality-of-life scale
Sample step 5subscale construction and reliabilityn = 203 | Sample step 6 subscale testing and validityn = 135 | |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 37.3 (±10.2) | 37.4 (±9.8) |
Sex (% female) | 50% | 46% |
Married/partnership | 25% | 13% |
Education (highest completed) | ||
none | 3% | 4% |
special education | 3% | 2% |
intermediate | 30% | 25% |
technical high school | 34% | 41% |
university entrance qualification | 27% | 27% |
other | 2% | |
Normal or sheltered work | 26% | 29% |
Age at onset of illness | 23.5 (±9.5) | 25.6 (±8.2) |
Number of psychiatric admissions | 5.5 (±5.1) | 7.1 (±7.6) |
Cumulative duration of hospitalisation (months) | 30.7 (±45.0) | 25.2 (±31.4) |
Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) | n.a. | 51.7 (±18.0) |
Psychopathology (PANSS) | n.a. | |
positive symptoms | 13.2 (±5.5) | |
negative symptoms | 15.0 (±5.5) | |
general psychopathology | 28.7 (±7.3) | |
total score | 57.0 (±15.1) | |