Clinical Study

Satisfaction with Life of Schizophrenia Outpatients and Their Caregivers: Differences between Patients with and without Self-Reported Sleep Complaints

Table 1

Patients’ and caregivers’ level of satisfaction with life (SWL).

Patients without sleep disturbances ( )Patients with sleep disturbances ( )Student -test value
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Patient satisfaction
 Job satisfaction4.3 (2.84)3.4 (2.73)4.36<0.0001
 Family satisfaction6.6 (2.34)5.8 (2.56)4.86<0.0001
 Sexual satisfaction3.5 (2.83)3.0 (2.70)2.570.0105
 Social life satisfaction5.4 (2.28)4.4 (2.35)5.97<0.0001
 General satisfaction6.0 (1.91)5.0 (2.08)6.99<0.0001
 Satisfaction with health6.5 (1.88)5.6 (2.11)6.65<0.0001

( )( )

Caregiver satisfaction
 Job satisfaction4.1 (2.94)3.3 (2.57)2.940.0035
 Family satisfaction6.4 (2.33)5.4 (2.37)4.43<0.0001
 Sexual satisfaction3.9 (2.72)3.1 (2.65)3.230.0013
 Social life satisfaction4.8 (2.10)3.8 (2.18)4.75<0.0001
 General satisfaction5.8 (1.88)4.7 (1.91)5.85<0.0001
 Satisfaction with health6.5 (1.82)5.5 (2.07)5.35<0.0001