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Table 1 Patient distribution according to deterioration, stability or improvement in SLDS scores from baseline to T2

From: Predictive typology of subjective quality of life among participants with severe mental disorders after a five-year follow-up: a longitudinal two-step cluster analysis

 

Variables at baseline

 

Total sample

Deteriorated

Stable

Improved

(n = 204)

(n = 81)

(n = 85)

(n = 38)

 

n/mean

%/SD

n/mean

%/SD

n/mean

%/SD

n/mean

%/SD

Socio-demographic variables

Age (n, %)

<40 yr.

43

21.1

16

19.8

18

21.2

9

23,7

40–49 yr.

66

32.4

24

29.6

27

31.8

15

39.5

>50 yr.

95

46.6

41

50.6

40

47.1

14

36.8

Gender (n, %)

Female

98

48.0

38

46.9

38

44.7

22

57.9

Male

106

52.0

43

53.1

47

55.3

16

42.1

Civil status (n, %)

Other than single

30

14.7

10

12.3

13

15.3

7

18.4

Single

174

85.3

71

87.7

72

84.7

31

81.6

Education (n, %)

Primary/Secondary school

123

60.3

53

65.4

49

57.6

21

55.3

College/University

81

39.7

28

34.6

36

42.4

17

44.7

Sources of income (n, %)

Welfare

129

63.2

59

72.8

49

57.6

21

55.3

Other

75

36.8

22

27.2

36

42.4

17

44.7

Type of housing (n, %)

Independent apartment

121

59.3

40

49.4

59

69.4

22

57.9

Supervised apartment or other types of supervised housing

83

40.7

41

50.6

26

30.6

16

42.1

SPS scoresa (mean, SD)

71.0

6.6

70.9

5.7

71.4

6.7

70.6

8.1

Clinical variables

Severity of needsb (mean, SD)

43.3

29.5

40.5

28.0

44.1

28.6

47.3

34.8

MCAS scorec (mean, SD)

65.6

10.0

64.1

10.5

67.2

9.0

65.3

10.4

Primary diagnosis (Severe mental disorders)

        

Mood disorders (n, %)

86

42.2

24

29.6

38

44.7

24

63.2

Psychotic disordersd (n, %)

100

49.0

50

61.7

38

44.7

12

31.6

Secondary diagnosis

        

Anxiety disorders (n, %)

25

12.3

7

8.6

14

16.5

4

10.5

Personality disorders (n, %)

58

28.4

14

17.3

34

40.0

10

26.3

Addictione (mean, SD)

8.5

7.3

7.9

6.6

8.6

7.7

9.4

8.0

Number of mental disorders (mean, SD)

1.6

0.9

1.5

0.9

1.7

0.8

1.7

0.9

Health service use and appreciation

Help from relativesf (mean, SD)

23.0

23.0

19.1

20.4

25.4

25.0

25.9

23.1

Help from servicesg (mean, SD)

35.2

21.3

36.4

22.5

34.0

19.8

35.5

22.1

ACSS-MH scoreh (mean, SD)

122.1

13.3

123.2

11.1

122.1

9.5

119.8

22.2

  1. aSocial Provisions Scale (SPS) score: Min = 24, Max = 96; Higher = positive
  2. bSeverity of needs (MANQ score): Min = 0; Max = 260; Higher = negative
  3. cMultnomah Community Ability Scale (MCAS) score: Min = 17; Max = 85; Higher = positive
  4. dPsychotic disorders = schizophrenia + schizophrenia spectrum disorders + delusion
  5. eAddiction = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score + Drug Abuse Screening Test-20 (DAST-20) score
  6. fHelp form relatives (Montreal Assessment of Needs Questionnaire (MANQ) score); Min = 0; Max = 260; Higher = positive
  7. gHelp from services (MANQ score); Min = 0; Max = 260; Higher = positive
  8. hAlberta Continuity of Services Scale for Mental Health (ACSS-MH) score: Min: 24; Max: 168; Higher = positive
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