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Table 4 Results at PSP scale in remitted and non-remitted patients according to different criteria

From: Criteria for symptom remission revisited: a study of patients affected by schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders

Items

Criteria of Remission

Remitted

Non-remitted

Statistics(df)/Cohen’s d

PSP –activities (Means ± SD)

SWGC*

1.88 (1.27)

3.20 (1.21)

t(110) = 5.642,p < .0001/−1.06

PANSS PNS**

1.51 (1.21)

3.08 (1.18)

t(110) = 6.660,p < .0001/−1.31

PANSS TS***

1.15 (1.05)

2.95 (1.22)

t(110) = 6.814,p < .0001/−1.58

PSP-social rel (Means ± SD)

SWGC*

2.02 (1.15)

2.86 (1.15)

t(110) = 5.642,p < .0001/−0.73

PANSS PNS**

1.80 (21.14)

2.73 (1.17)

t(110) = 3.600,p < .001/-0.81

PANSS TS***

1.65 (1.02)

2.67 (1.18)

t(110) = 3.975,p < .0001/-0.92

PSP -self care (Means ± SD)

SWGC*

0.34 (0.69)

0.80 (1.16)

t(110) = 2.559,p < .012/-0.48

PANSS PNS**

0.26 (0.55)

0.74 (1.12)

t(110) = 2.537,p = .013/−0.54

PANSS TS***

0.31 (0.62)

0.65 (1.06)

t(110) = 2.062,p = .043/−0.39

PSP -aggressive and disturbing behaviour (Means ± SD)

SWGC*

0.14 (0.44)

0.50 (0.81)

t(110) = 2.896,p < .005/−0.55

PANSS PNS**

0.10 (0.38)

0.44 (0.764)

t(110) = 2.575,p = .011/−0.56

PANSS TS***

0.08 (0.27)

0.40 (0.40)

t(110) = 2.145,p = .034/-057

PSP Total Score (Means ± SD)

SWGC*

62.27 (13.65)

50.38 (14.79)

t(110) = 4.419,p < .0001/0.83

PANSS PNS**

65.38 (13.13)

51.48 (14.34)

t(110) = 5.032,p < .0001/1.00

PANSS TS***

69.77 (8.63)

52.26 (14.67)

t(110) = 5.783,p < .0001/1.45

PSP Total Pts with a score ≥70 (N, %)

SWGC*

18 (32.1)

5 (8.9)

χ2(1) = 7.879,p = .005

PANSS PNS**

16 (42.1)

6 (8.3)

χ2(1) = 15.988,p < .0001

PANSS TS***

14 (53.8)

9 (10.4)

χ2(1) = 20.442,p < .0001

PSP –activities Pts with score <3 (N, %)

SWGC*

26 (46.4)

5 (8.9 %)

χ2(1) = 17.841,p < .0001

PANSS PNS**

23 (58.9)

13 (15.1)

χ2(1) = 18.907,p < .0001

PANSS TS***

18 (69.2)

13 (15.1)

χ2(1) = 26.565,p < .0001

PSP –social rel Pts with score < 3 (N, %)

SWGC*

18 (32.2)

7 (12.5)

χ2(1) = 5.149 p = .023

PANSS PNS**

13 (33.3)

12 (16.4)

χ2(1) = 3.562 p = .059

PANSS TS***

16 (61.5)

15 (17.4)

χ2(1) = 17.253 p < .0001

PSP –self care Pts with score < 3 (N, %)

SWGC*

51 (91.1)

46 (82.1)

χ2(1) = 1.650 p = .199

PANSS PNS**

37 (94.8)

60 (82.2)

χ2(1) = 3.936,p = .047

PANSS TS***

24 (92.3)

73 (84.9)

χ2(1) = 0.417,p = .518

PSP -aggressive and disturbing behaviour Pts with score < 3 (N, %)

SWGC*

54 (96.4)

49 (87.5)

χ2(1) = 1.650 p = .165

PANSS PNS**

3 (94.8)

73 (100.0)

χ2(1) = 0.111,p = .738

PANSS TS***

26 (100.0)

77 (89.5)

χ2(1) = 1.712,p = .191

  1. *SWGC Schizophrenia Working Group Severity Criterion.
  2. **PANSSPNS PANSS Positive and Negative Scores Severity Criterion.
  3. ***PANSSTS PANSS TOTAL Score Severity Criterion.