Baseline characteristics

Patients (n = 45)

Males, n (%)

28 (62)

Females, n (%)

17 (38)

Age, years, mean (SD)^§

28.7 (6.6)

Living with, n (%)

relatives

36 (80)

alone

9 (20)

Education

Primary school

14 (31)

Secondary school

27 (60)

College/university

4 (9)

Face-to-face contact with relatives, hours per week, median (IQR)^#

26 (34)

Illness history

Duration of illness before assessment, years, median (IQR; range)

5.3 (10; 1 month-20 years)

First time hospitalized, n (%)

16 (36)

Hospitalized ≥ 4 times, n (%)

17 (38%)

PANSS score, median (IQR, range)^&

Total PANSS

2.7 (0.8, 1.7 - 4.9)

Positive component

3.2 (1.1, 1.2 - 5.8)

Negative component

2.9 (1.2, 1.1 - 5.9)

Cognitive component

2.7 (1.2, 1.0 - 6.7)

Depressive component

2.4 (1.0, 1.2 - 5.4)

Hostility component

2.2 (1.1, 1.0 - 5.6)