Effect of a Positive Psychology Expressive Writing on Stigma, Hope, Coping Style, and Quality of Life in Hospitalized Female Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Table 2

Distribution of characteristics of patients with schizophrenia (n = 54).

	Experimental (n = 27)	Control (n = 27)	χ^2/t
	n, %	n, %
Age, mean (SD) (years)	33.00 ± 11.00	33.67 ± 10.28	−0.23^b	0.819
Marital status			2.80^a	0.25
Single	14 (51.85)	15 (55.56)
Married	8 (29.63)	4 (14.81)
Divorced or widowed	5 (18.52)	8 (29.63)
Income status (RMB)			3.57^a	0.312
<1000	2 (7.41)	4 (14.81)
1000∼4000	16 (59.26)	12 (44.44)
4000∼8000	2 (7.41)	6 (22.22)
>8000	7 (25.93)	5 (18.52)
Number of hospitalizations (time)			2.06^a	0.357
Once	9 (33.33)	13 (48.15)
Twice	8 (29.63)	4 (14.81)
≥Three	10 (37.04)	10 (37.04)
BPRS score, mean (SD)	34.07 ± 3.95	34.33 ± 3.43	−0.26^b	0.798

Note. BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; ^aχ² test; ^bindependent sample t-test.