Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients and their caregivers
From: Schizophrenia and family burden in Morocco: assessment in a sample of 150 caregivers
Characteristics | Patients, n = 150 | Family caregiver, n = 150 | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%)/Mean ± SD | n (%)/Mean ± SD | ||
Gender | |||
| Â | Man | 122 (81) | 60 (40) |
Woman | 28 (19) | 90 (60) | |
Age |  | 32,4 ± 10,1 | 51,9 ± 12,8 |
Marital status | Single | 109 (73) | 10 (7) |
Married | 32 (21) | 110 (73) | |
Divorced | 9 (6) | 7 (5) | |
Widowed | 0 (0) | 23 (15) | |
Level of education | |||
| Â | Illiterate | 15 (10) | 62 (41) |
Primary | 38 (25) | 38 (25) | |
Secondary | 78 (52) | 31 (21) | |
Hight | 19 (13) | 19 (13) | |
Employment status | |||
| Â | In activity | 36 (24) | 65 (43) |
Retired | 2 (2) | 19 (13) | |
Unemployed | 112 (75) | 66 (44) | |
Medical insurance coverage | |||
| Â | Yes | 105 (70) | - |
No | 45 (30) | - | |
Family relationship | Paternity | - | 98 (65) |
Brotherhood | - | 30 (20) | |
Partner | - | 6 (4) | |
Descent | - | 3 (2) | |
Other | - | 13 (9) | |
Monthly income (MAD) | |||
|  | < 3000 | - | 96 (64) |
3000 ≤ and ≤ 7000 | - | 35 (23) | |
> 7000 | - | 19 (13) | |
Age at the time of diagnosis (years) |  | 22.3 ± 7.5 | - |
Duration of the disease | |||
|  | < 5 years | 60 (40) | - |
5 ≤ and ≤ 10 years | 28 (19) | - | |
> 10 years | 65 (43) | - | |
Number of hospitalizations | |||
|  | < 2 | 123 (82) | - |
≥ 2 | 27 (18) | - | |
Treatment compliance | 115 (77) | - | |
Use of psychoactive substances | 80 (53) | - | |