Coping strategies and burden stress in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and patients with bipolar disorder

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 2 Comparison between bipolar and schizophrenia group regarding Zarit Burden Inventory

Zarit Burden Inventory	Bipolar group	Schizophrenia group	Test value	P value	Sig
Zarit Burden Inventory	No. = 50	No. = 50	Test value	P value	Sig
Median (IQR)	22.5 (15–29)	21 (16–23)	− 2.140 ≠	0.032	S
Range	5–34	5–31	− 2.140 ≠	0.032	S
Low	4 (8.0%)	9 (18.0%)	2.362*	0.307	NS
Moderate	15 (30.0%)	15 (30.0%)
High	31 (62.0%)	26 (52.0%)

P value > 0.05: non-significant; P value < 0.05: significant; P value < 0.01: highly significant
^*Chi-square test
≠ Mann–Whitney test