Connectivity to computers and the Internet among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Table 1 Computer and Internet use among patients with SSDs

	Computer use (n=286)	Internet access (n=291)
At home
Yes	156 (54.5)	127 (43.6)
No	130 (45.5)	164 (56.4)
	Computer (n=295)	Internet (n=292)
Frequency of use
Daily	85 (28.8)	70 (24.0)
Weekly	68 (23.1)	65 (22.3)
Monthly	26 (8.8)	27 (9.2)
Less than monthly	45 (15.3)	34 (11.6)
Not at all	71 (24.1)	96 (32.9)
	Computer (f=672)	Internet (f=558)
Place of use
Other	83 (12.4)	67 (12.0)
Internet café	45 (6.7)	48 (8.6)
Work	115 (17.1)	86 (15.4)
School	127 (18.9)	106 (19.0)
Library	130 (19.3)	109 (19.5)
Home	172 (25.6)	142 (25.4)
	Computer (f=533)	Internet (f=461)
Learning method
Self-taught	134 (25.1)	143 (31.0)
Friend-taught	92 (17.3)	86 (18.7)
ICT courses	81 (15.2)	46 (10.0)
Professional education	76 (14.3)	59 (12.8)
Working life	74 (13.9)	18 (3.9)
Basic education	54 (10.1)	38 (8.2)
Other	22 (4.1)	71 (15.4)
	Computer (f=760)	–
Purposes
Typing	185 (24.3)	–
Gaming	153 (20.1)	–
Economic calculations	98 (12.9)	–
Presentations	89 (11.7)	–
Graphic presentations	83 (10.9)	–
Filing	78 (10.3)	–
Other	74 (9.7)	–
	–	Internet (f=633)
Purposes
Seeking information	–	198 (31.3)
Studying	–	105 (16.6)
Online chatting	–	90 (14.2)
Shopping	–	80 (12.6)
Gaming	–	76 (12.0)
Peer support	–	32 (5.1)
Other	–	52 (8.2)

Note: The values are provided as n; number of respondents (%) and f; number of responses when patients were able to choose several options (%).

Abbreviations: SSDs, schizophrenia spectrum disorders; ICT, information and communication technology.

Table 2 Access to computers and the Internet from home

	Patients (n)	Opportunity to use computer at home, n (%)		P-value	Patients (n)	Opportunity to use Internet at home, n (%)		P-value
		Yes	No			Yes	No
Age				<0.001				<0.001
18–24 years	46	35 (76.1)	11 (23.9)		46	30 (65.2)	16 (34.8)
25–44 years	143	84 (58.7)	59 (41.3)		145	64 (44.1)	81 (55.9)
45–65 years	97	37 (38.1)	60 (61.9)		100	33 (33.0)	67 (67.0)
Basic education				<0.001				<0.001
Primary school	175	78 (44.6)	97 (55.4)		182	59 (32.4)	123 (67.6)
Secondary school graduate	95	68 (71.5)	27 (28.5)		93	60 (64.5)	33 (35.5)
Professional education				0.039				0.208
No vocational education	90	51 (56.7)	39 (43.3)		91	41 (45.1)	50 (54.9)
Short courses	44	16 (36.4)	28 (63.6)		45	13 (28.9)	32 (71.1)
Secondary level	106	57 (53.8)	49 (46.2)		109	49 (45.0)	60 (55.0)
vocational education
University education	29	20 (69.0)	9 (31.0)		28	14 (50.0)	14 (50.0)
Global Assessment of Functioning*				0.260				0.091
Scores 1–48	153	79 (51.6)	74 (48.4)		153	60 (39.2)	93 (60.8)
Scores 49–100	125	73 (58.4)	52 (41.6)		130	64 (49.2)	66 (50.8)

Note:

* 1= minimum functioning, 100= maximum functioning.

Table 3 Frequency (daily–not at all) of computer and Internet use

	Patients (n)	Frequency of computer use, n (%)					P-value	Patients (n)	Frequency of Internet use, n (%)					P-value
		Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Less than monthly	Not at all			Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Less than monthly	Not at all
Age							<0.001							<0.001
18–24 years	46	13 (28.3)	20 (43.5)	7 (15.2)	5 (10.9)	1 (2.2)		46	12 (26.1)	17 (37.0)	10 (21.7)	6 (13.0)	1 (2.2)
25–44 years	147	52 (35.4)	34 (23.1)	13 (8.8)	25 (17.0)	23 (15.6)		144	43 (29.9)	35 (24.3)	13 (9.0)	20 (13.9)	33 (22.9)
45–65 years	102	20 (19.6)	14 (13.7)	6 (5.9)	15 (14.7)	47 (46.1)		102	15 (14.7)	13 (12.7)	4 (3.9)	8 (7.8)	62 (60.8)
Basic education							<0.001							<0.001
Primary school	184	37 (20.1)	38 (20.7)	14 (7.6)	35 (19.0)	60 (32.6)		182	28 (15.4)	33 (18.1)	20 (11.0)	22 (12.1)	79 (43.4)
Secondary school graduate	95	41 (43.2)	28 (29.5)	9 (9.5)	9 (9.5)	8 (8.4)		94	37 (39.4)	28 (29.8)	5 (5.3)	11 (11.7)	13 (13.8)
Professional education							<0.001							<0.001
No vocational education	93	24 (25.8)	19 (20.4)	6 (6.5)	18 (19.4)	26 (28.0)		91	20 (22.0)	16 (17.6)	9 (9.9)	15 (16.5)	31 (34.1)
Short courses	45	6 (13.3)	4 (8.9)	3 (6.7)	11 (24.4)	21 (46.7)		44	5 (11.4)	4 (9.1)	4 (9.1)	4 (9.1)	27 (61.4)
Secondary level vocational education	119	29 (26.4)	35 (31.8)	14 (12.7)	13 (11.8)	19 (17.3)		110	24 (21.8)	33 (30.0)	14 (12.7)	11 (10.0)	28 (25.5)
University education	29	16 (55.2)	4 (13.8)	3 (10.3)	2 (6.9)	4 (13.8)		29	13 (44.8)	6 (20.7)	0 (0)	3 (10.3)	7 (24.1)
Global Assessment of Functioning*							0.312							0.136
Scores 1–48	158	40 (25.3)	33 (20.9)	14 (8.9)	26 (16.5)	45 (28.5)		156	32 (20.5)	31 (19.9)	14 (9.0)	17 (10.9)	62 (39.7)
Scores 49–100	129	41 (31.8)	33 (25.6)	12 (9.3)	19 (14.7)	24 (18.6)		128	34 (26.6)	32 (25.0)	13 (10.2)	17 (13.3)	32 (25.0)

Note:

* 1= minimum functioning, 100= maximum functioning.