Table 3 Caregiver and patient variables that produce differences in the components of the Attitudes Towards Schizophrenia Questionnaire for Relatives
From: Attitudes and burden in relatives of patients with schizophrenia in a middle income country
| Â | Behavioural component | Cognitive component | Affective component | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caregiver age | r = 0.32* | r = 0.44** | r = 0.57** | ||||||||||||
Years living with the patient | r = 0.20 ns. | r = 0.37* | r = 0.33* | ||||||||||||
Relationship | Parents | Others | F = 4.66 p < 0.018 | Parents | Others | F = 8.36 p < 0.002 | Parents | Others | F = 19.75 p < 0.000 | ||||||
| Â | M | SD | M | SD | Â | M | SD | M | SD | Â | M | SD | M | SD | Â |
| Â | 3.07 | 1.42 | 1.92 | 1.32 | Â | 3.09 | 1.30 | 1.78 | 0.68 | Â | 3.63 | 0.95 | 1.88 | 1.31 | Â |
Educational level | Low | Medium-high | F = 8.41 p = 0.003 | Low | Medium-high | F = 3.41 p < 0.036 | Low | Medium-high | F = 10.93 p < 0.001 | ||||||
| Â | M | SD | M | SD | Â | M | SD | M | SD | Â | M | SD | M | SD | Â |
| Â | 3.36 | 1.33 | 2.12 | 1.36 | Â | 3.13 | 1.29 | 2.38 | 1.24 | Â | 3.76 | 0.67 | 2.59 | 1.52 | Â |