Table 1 General characteristics of participants
Characteristics | Intervention group (n = 27) | Usual care group (n = 31) | Total (n = 58) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age group (year) | ||||||
20–29 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 12.9 | 5 | 8.6 |
30–39 | 11 | 40.7 | 13 | 41.9 | 24 | 41.4 |
40–49 | 10 | 37.0 | 10 | 32.3 | 20 | 34.5 |
50–59 | 4 | 14.8 | 3 | 9.7 | 7 | 12.1 |
≧60 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 3.4 |
Education (year) | ||||||
Elementary school | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 5.2 |
Junior high school | 8 | 29.6 | 13 | 41.9 | 21 | 36.2 |
Senior high school | 10 | 37.0 | 13 | 41.9 | 23 | 39.7 |
College +  | 7 | 25.4 | 4 | 12.9 | 15 | 19 |
Oral dryness | ||||||
No | 8 | 29.6 | 10 | 32.3 | 18 | 31.0 |
Occasional | 16 | 59.3 | 16 | 51.6 | 32 | 55.2 |
Frequent | 3 | 11.1 | 5 | 16.1 | 8 | 13.8 |
Snack habit | ||||||
No | 3 | 11.1 | 3 | 9.7 | 6 | 10.3 |
Once per day | 9 | 33.3 | 13 | 41.9 | 22 | 37.9 |
Twice per day | 10 | 37.0 | 11 | 35.5 | 21 | 36.2 |
Twice per day | 4 | 14.3 | 1 | 3.2 | 5 | 8.6 |
Fourth or more | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 9.7 | 4 | 6.9 |
Smoking habit | ||||||
Yes | 12 | 44.4 | 16 | 51.6 | 28 | 48.3 |
No | 11 | 40.7 | 11 | 35.5 | 22 | 37.9 |
Quit | 4 | 14.3 | 4 | 12.9 | 8 | 13.8 |
Mental illness | ||||||
Schizophrenia | 24 | 88.9 | 27 | 87.1 | 51 | 87.9 |
Mood disorder | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
Organic mental illness | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.9 | 4 | 6.9 |
Others | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.4 |