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Table 4 Magnitude of use of initial therapy during follow-up, by study cohort

From: Medication adherence and utilization in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder receiving aripiprazole, quetiapine, or ziprasidone at hospital discharge: A retrospective cohort study

 

Schizophrenia Cohort

Bipolar Cohort

(N = 43)

(N = 84)

Prescriptions

  

 Mean (SD)

7.2 (7.4)

4.2 (3.5)

 Median (IQR)

5 (3, 8)

3 (2, 6)

Therapy-days

  

 Mean (SD)

100.9 (69.0)

68.3 (60.5)

 Median (IQR)

121 (31,166)

46 (31,115)

MPR

  

 <10%

8 (18.6)

20 (23.8)

 10-20%

6 (14.0)

22 (26.2)

 21-30%

1 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

 31-40%

2 (4.7)

7 (8.3)

 41-50%

0 (0.0)

11 (13.1)

 51-60%

2 (4.7)

2 (2.4)

 61-70%

4 (9.3)

6 (7.1)

 71-80%

4 (9.3)

3 (3.6)

 81-90%

6 (14.0)

3 (3.6)

 91-100%

10 (23.3)

10 (11.9)

 Mean (SD)

55.1 (37.7)

37.3 (33.1)

CMG

  

 <10%

11 (25.6)

10 (11.9)

 10-20%

8 (18.6)

4 (4.8)

 21-30%

1 (2.3)

2 (2.4)

 31-40%

4 (9.3)

6 (7.1)

 41-50%

2 (4.7)

13 (15.5)

 51-60%

0 (0.0)

1 (1.2)

 61-70%

2 (4.7)

6 (7.1)

 71-80%

1 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

 81-90%

6 (14.0)

22 (26.2)

 91-100%

8 (18.6)

20 (23.8)

Mean (SD)

44.9 (37.7)

62.7 (33.1)

  1. *Unless otherwise indicated, all values are number of patients (%).
  2. MPR: Medication possession ratios; CMG: Cumulative medication gap.