The participants of the study were 48.30 (SD ¼ 3.42) years of age
on average, and slightly more men than women. Most patients
(56%) had middle or higher education, and more than half (61%)
were unmarried. About 50% of the patients had been hospitalized
for more than 5 years with more than 10 years since their diagnosis.
Approximately 45% of patients had onset of the disease at less than
30 years of age. There were no significant differences between the
experimental and control groups regarding age, gender, religion,
education level, marital status, length of hospital stay, onset of
schizophrenia, and duration of schizophrenia