Associative stigma in family members of psychotic patients in Flanders: An exploratory study

Table 1 Socio-demographic data of patient and respondent, and schematic representation of the patient’s case history n = 150 (%)

Diagnosis
Schizophrenia/schizo-affective disorder	129 (86.0)/21 (14.0)
Treatment
Inpatient/outpatient	81 (54.0)/69 (46.0)
Gender of patient
Male/female	103 (68.7)/47 (31.3)
Average age of patient (SD)	33 yr (8.7 yr)
Gender of respondent
Male/female	46 (30.7)/104 (69.3)
Relationship respondent/patient
Parent/partner	118 (78.7)/32 (21.3)
Average age of respondent (SD)	56 yr (11.9 yr)
Education of respondent
A-Level, FE or University/primary or GCSE (O-Level)	74 (49.3)/76 (50.7)
Total household income of respondent
< €20K per annum/ > €20K per annum	122 (81.4)/28 (18.6)
Number of contact hours respondent/patient (SD)	5.4 h (1.8 h)
Duration of illness in years (SD)	9.1 yr (6.4 yr)
Number of times patient was taken into care (SD)	3.8 (3.2)
Psychopharmacological treatment
With/without antipsychotic drugs	148 (98.6)/2 (1.4)
Behaviour
Disorganised/not disorganised	132 (88.0)/18 (12.0)
Negative/not negative	44 (29.3)/106 (70.7)
Patient’s place of residence
At home/in institution	117 (78.0)/33 (22.0)