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Table 4 External validity of the SUMD dimension scores and index

From: Psychometric properties of the abbreviated version of the Scale to Assess Unawareness in Mental Disorder in schizophrenia

 

Awareness of disease

Awareness of positive symptoms

Awareness of negative symptoms

Index

Model 1 scoring: ‘not applicable’ = ‘0’

PANSS

Total score

0.395**

0.482**

0.436**

0.550**

 

Positive score

0.261**

0.437**

0.251**

0.402**

 

Negative score

0.373**

0.348**

0.440**

0.483**

 

General psychopathology score

0.373**

0.454**

0.415**

0.521**

 

G12

0.677**

0.471**

0.333**

0.592**

CDSS total score

−0,019

0.098

0.139**

0.095

S-QoL18 Index

 

0.009

−0.091

−0.180*

−0.115*

Age

0,132**

0.149**

0.134**

0.173**

Disease duration

0,032

0.112*

0.116*

0.109

Gender

Male

55.79 (22.2)

46.47 (27.7)

46.80 (25.2)

49.68 (19.9)

 

Female

54.13 (22.0)

48.70 (26.1)

48.86 (25.8)

50.56 (20.2)

 

p-value

0.419

0.377

0.382

0.634

Education level

University level

53.45 (21.9)

43.07 (27.2)

42.98 (25.5)

46.50 (20.1)

 

High school/primary school level

55.61 (21.9)

49.89 (26.7)

50.63 (24.9)

52.04 (19.7)

 

p-value

0.278

0.006

0.001

0.002

Living arrangement

Alone

55.62 (21.3)

50.87 (27.7)

47.33 (25.8)

51.27 (20.4)

 

Not alone

53.96 (22.1)

43.91 (26.7)

46.49 (25.8)

48.11 (19.7)

 

p-value

0.420

0.007

0.731

0.094

Model 2 scoring: ‘not applicable’ = missing data

    

PANSS

Total score

0.389**

0.465**

0.365**

0.465**

 

Positive score

0.260**

0.355**

0.290**

0.344**

 

Negative score

0.370**

0.428**

0.382**

0.450**

 

General psychopathology score

0.364**

0.420**

0.296**

0.413**

 

G12

0.676**

0.682**

0.501**

0.697**

CDSS total score

−0.007

0.045

−0.058

−0.007

S-QoL18 Index

 

0.001

0.001

0.010

0.005

Age

0.124**

0.112**

0.162**

0.152**

Disease duration

0.035

−0.002

0.074

0.039

Gender

Male

56.87 (22.0)

60.49 (19.6)

57.42 (19.0)

58.26 (17.4)

 

Female

54.81 (22.1)

58.45 (19.6)

57.50 (20.5)

56.92 (18.5)

 

p-value

0.315

0.264

0.962

0.419

Education level

University level

54.34 (22.3)

58.03 (19.8)

54.52 (18.7)

55.63 (17.8)

 

High/Primary school level

56.66 (21.6)

60.56 (19.4)

59.25 (19.3)

58.82 (17.6)

 

p-value

0.244

0.156

0.007

0.047

Living arrangement

Alone

56.94 (21.1)

62.17 (19.8)

59.06 (18.8)

59.39 (17.4)

 

Not alone

54.73 (22.3)

57.82 (19.4)

56.52 (19.6)

56.36 (17.8)

 

p-value

0.283

0.018

0.164

0.069

  1. G12 General Psychopathology Scale: Lack of judgement and awareness of the disease.
  2. PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, CDSS Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia, S-QoL 18 Schizophrenia Quality of Life.
  3. Bold values p<0,05, *p<0.05, **p<0.01.
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