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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Quality of life and care burden among family caregivers of people with severe mental illness: mediating effects of self-esteem and psychological distress

   

N or MEAN

% or SD

People with mental illness (PWMI)

 

Age (in years)

50.5

17.1

 

Gender

  
  

Male/Female

208/251

45.3/54.7

 

Marital status

  
  

Married, cohabiting, remarried

222

48.4

  

Widowed, separated, divorced

82

17.9

  

Single

155

33.8

 

Education (in years)

9.1

5.0

 

Diagnosis

  
  

Schizophrenia

215

46.8

  

Bipolar disorder

85

18.5

  

Major depressive disorder

159

34.6

 

Age of first treatment (year)

38.6

18.6

 

Psychiatric hospitalization

  
  

Yes/No/Unknown

232/225/2

50.5/49/0.5

 

Compulsory admission

  
  

Yes/No/Unknown

101/350/8

22/76.3/1.7

 

Suicidal attempt/behavior

  
  

Yes/No/Unknown

121/333/5

26.4/72.5/1.1

Caregiver’s demographic characteristics

 

Age (in years)

53.3

13.5

 

Gender

  
  

Male/Female

224/235

48.8/51.2

 

Marital status

  
  

Married, cohabiting, remarried

349

76

  

Widowed, separated, divorced

59

12.9

  

Single

50

10.9

  

Others

1

0.2

 

Education (in years)

9.9

4.7

 

Relationship with PWMI

  
  

Parent/Spouse/Others

136/148/175

29.6/32.2/38.2

 

Duration of caregiving (in years)

10.3

9.0

 

Primary caregiver

  
  

Yes/No

393/66

85.6/14.4

Caregiver’s psychological characteristics

 

Self-esteem

29.1

4.9

 

Care burden

33.1

19.3

 

Depression

10.1

9.5

 

Anxiety

26.1

6.9

Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan Version)

 

Physical health

14.1

2.6

 

Psychological

12.6

2.8

 

Social relationships

13.4

2.6

 

Environment

13.4

2.6