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Table 2 Characteristics of interview participants compared to trial participants

From: Qualitative process evaluation of a psycho-educational intervention targeted at people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan

Characteristic

Trial sample - number

Interview sample – number (% of trial sample demographic)

PDwS

PC

PDwS

PC

Participants

58

58

8 (14%)

9 (16%)

Gender:

 Male

38

10

6 (16%)

0 (0%)

 Female

20

48

2 (10%)

9 (19%)

Age (years):

  ≤ 20

2

0

0 (0)

0 (0)

 21-30

7

2

2 (28)

1 (50)

 31-40

25

16

3 (12)

3 (19)

 41-50

19

21

1 (5)

4 (19)

  ≥ 51

5

19

2 (40)

1 (5)

Education Level:

 Primary School or below

18

15

2 (11)

2 (12)

 Secondary School

22

14

2 (9)

3 (21)

 College or above

18

29

4 (22)

4 (14)

Diagnosis:

 Schizophrenia

32

n/a

4 (13)

n/a

 Schizoaffective disorder

26

n.a

4 (15)

n/a

Illness duration (years)

  ≤ 2

6

n/a

2 (33)

n/a

 3-5

12

n/a

2 (17)

n/a

  ≥ 5

40

n/a

4 (10)

n/a

Relationship to PDwS:

 Parent

n/a

24

n/a

1 (4)

 Sibling

n/a

10

n/a

3 (30)

 Spouse

n/a

20

n/a

5 (25)

 Child

n/a

4

n/a

0 (0)