Table 1 Baseline Characteristics.

From: Comparison of focused cognitive training and portable “brain-games” on functional outcomes for vocational rehabilitation participants

Arm/Group Title

VR + CG (% within condition)

VR + CR (% within condition)

Total

Total Baseline Participants

38

39

77

Age in years Mean (SD)

52.87 (10.90)

49.54 (12.90)

51.18 (12.00)

Female

5 (13%)

3 (8%)

8 (10.4%)

Male

33 (87%)

36 (92%)

69 (89.6%)

Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)

Hispanic or Latino

2 (5%)

1 (3%)

3 (4%)

Not Hispanic or Latino

36 (95%)

36 (92%)

72 (93.5%)

Unknown or Not Reported

0

2 (5%)

2 (2.5%)

Race (NIH/OMB)

American or Alaska Native

1 (2.7%)

1 (2.6)

2 (2.5%)

Black or African American

17 (44.7%)

19 (48.7%)

36 (46.8%)

White

18 (47.3%)

16 (41.0%)

34 (44.2%)

Unknown or Not Reported

2 (5.3%)

3 (7.7%)

5 (6.5%)

Marital Status

Married

3 (8%)

3 (7.7%)

6 (7.8%)

Never Married

18 (47.4%)

24 (61.5%)

42 (54.5%)

Divorced/Widowed

17 (44.7%)

12 (30.8%)

29 (37.7%)

Axis 1 Primary Diagnosis

Schizophrenia

14 (36.8%)

18 (46.2)

32 (41.6%)

Schizoaffective Disorder

5 (13.2%)

10 (25.6%)

15 (19.4)

Other Disorder

19 (50%)

11 (28.2%)

30 (39.0%)

Educ. years Mean (SD)

12.51 (1.41)

12.49 (2.27)

12.50 (1.88)

Disability (SS or VA)

33 (86.8%)

36 (92.3%)

69 (89.6%)

Mon. Since Last Em-ployment Mean (SD)

122.11 (105.90)

140.82 (137.78)

131.20 (121.88)

Dollars earned in Last 30 Days Mean (SD)

47.54 (117.25)

3.69 (17.32)

25.04 (85.06)

Full Time Past Employment >1 Yes

33 (86.8%)

27 (69.2%)

60 (78.0%)

GAF Mean (SD)

49.92 (10.941)

46.36 (9.152)

48.12 (10.167)

PANSS Total Mean (SD)

56.03 (11.47)

56.26 (11.06)

56.14 (11.19)

QLS Total Mean (SD)

66.84 (18.28)

64.64 (15.65)

65.73 (16.92)

Type of Voc. Rehab. Program

Transitional Work

18 (47.4%)

17 (43.6%)

35 (45.5%)

Supported Employment

20 (52.6%)

22 (56.4%)

42 (54.5%)

  1. No statistically significant differences were found between conditions. (Abbreviations: Educ = Education; SS = Social Security Disability Income or SSI = Supplemental Security Income, VA = Service Connected Disability; Mon = Months; PANSS = Positive and Negative Symptom Scale; GAF = Global Assessment of Function); Voc = Vocational).