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6. Data on readmission rate and default on follow up was recorded at the end
of the study using the Patient Demographic Data Form, which was filled up by the staff.
7. Staff involved in the training used the Psychoeducation Programme Registration
Form Appendix H to keep track of all caregivers and patients who participated in the study. Clinic appointments were made using the Appointment Form
Appendix I.
3.7 Data analysis and interpretation
The raw data were processed and entered for data analysis according to the different phases, starting as soon as the patients were recruited, until the end of the study.
Data collected were sorted out and processed on a weekly basis. Data entry, utilising codes, was done using the SPSS programme. Computer assisted analysis was carried
out at the end of the study. Chi-square tests and T-tests were used in the statistical analysis of the data.
4.0 RESULTS
4.1 Socio-demography of caregivers
A total of 114 caregivers of patients with schizophrenia were selected from 7 clinics. 58 were recruited into the intervention group and 56 into the control group. However,
only 54 patients in the intervention group and 55 in the control group were included in the data analysis. The following caregivers were excluded and the reasons for the
exclusion are below.
a. Intervention group
– 1 patient from Tanjung Malim health clinic passed away during the study,
and the respective caregiver was dropped from the study. –
1 caregiver from the same clinic developed a stroke midway through the study and was thus unable to care for the patient and was subsequently
excluded.
– 2 caregivers from the same clinic did not undergo the baseline audit
and were therefore excluded. b.
Control group –
1 caregiver from Simee health clinic was not traceable during the 6
th
month follow-up period and was thus excluded from the study.
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Table 1. Socio-demography of caregivers in intervention and control groups
a
Characteristic Intervention Group
n=54 Control Group
n=55 p-value
b
Age, years 53.1 SD=13.5
53.9 SD=17.09 0.797
c
Age category 30 years
30-39 years 40-49 years
50 years 4 7.4
3 5.6 15 27.8
32 59.3 6 10.9
8 14.5 8 14.
33 60.0 0.763
0.215 0.144
0.907
Gender Male
Female 27 50.0
27 50.0 15 27.3
40 72.7 0.025
Ethnicity Malay
Chinese Indian
Others 25 46.3
13 24.1 8 14.8
8 14.8 31 56.4
17 30.9 6 10.9
1 1.8 0.389
0.558 0.747
0.034 Marital status
Married Single
Widowwidowed 8 14.8
39 72.2 7 13.0
13 23.6 31 56.4
11 20.0 0.355
0.127 0.465
Household income RM 500
RM 500-RM 999 RM1,000-RM 1,499
RM 1,500 No response
13 24.1 16 29.6
6 11.1 17 31.5
2 3.7 15 27.3
16 29.1 4 7.3
7 12.7 13 23.6
0.870 0.881
0.717 0.033
0.006 Education level
No formal education Primary
Secondary above 9 16.6
14 25.9 31 57.4
8 14.5 15 27.3
32 58.2 0.967
0.954 0.912
Duration as a caregiver 5 years
5-10 years 11-20 years
20 years 20 37.0
17 31.5 10 18.5
7 13.0 10 18.2
17 30.9 13 23.6
15 27.3 0.047
0.887 0.675
0.105
a Data are presented as number percentage. b All statistical analysis were performed using the Chi-square test.
c Statistical analyses using the Independent samples T-test.
