| Base | Mean IEQ sum score (SD) |
---|---|---|
Total sample | 247 | 32.2 (15.27) |
Country | ||
 Germany | 93 | 28.4 (13.56) |
 Spain | 75 | 35.6 (16.55) |
 UK | 79 | 33.3 (15.15) |
Main mental health disorder of patient | ||
 Schizophrenia | 106 | 31.9 (14.16) |
 Bipolar disorder | 136 | 32.5 (16.34) |
 Don’t know | 5 | 27.2 (5.81) |
Caregiver current employment status | ||
 Working full time | 78 | 28.3 (14.81) |
 Student | 15 | 28.6 (16.80) |
 Working part time | 78 | 32.5 (14.53) |
 Homemaker | 22 | 38.8 (17.04) |
 Unemployed | 26 | 36.5 (15.07) |
 Retired | 33 | 32.4 (14.76) |
Mean hours of care provided a week | ||
 1–10 | 44 | 24.5 (12.44) |
 11–20 | 66 | 27.8 (13.78) |
 21–30 | 65 | 33.5 (14.19) |
 31–40 | 20 | 37.3 (10.18) |
 41–50 | 16 | 34.1 (12.27) |
 > 50 | 36 | 43.4 (18.65) |
Caregiver lives with patient | ||
 Yes | 153 | 33.2 (16.20) |
 No | 94 | 30.5 (13.55) |
Patient symptoms recognised by the caregiving during an episode of agitation | ||
 Over excited | 140 | 31.8 (15.05) |
 Tense | 161 | 32.9 (15.64) |
 Hostile | 51 | 41.7 (17.07) |
 Un-cooperative | 46 | 38.3 (14.42) |
 A lack of control | 16 | 40.3 (16.35) |
 Wound up | 117 | 35.6 (15.28) |
 Fidgety | 130 | 35.0 (15.03) |
 Violent | 41 | 39.5 (16.40) |
 Aggressive | 35 | 37.8 (11.61) |
 Irritable | 134 | 34.1 (14.95) |
 Short tempered | 79 | 38.4 (14.82) |
 Restless | 157 | 32.6 (14.77) |
 Uneasy | 155 | 33.1 (15.14) |
 Nervous | 169 | 33.7 (15.73) |
 Feeling like they can’t sit still | 141 | 34.3 (15.81) |