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Table 2 The distribution of the clinical variables according to rehospitalization events

From: The frequency of rehospitalization and associated factors in Colombian psychiatric patients: a cohort study

 

Total sample

Rehospitalization

 

No

Yes

Duration of initial hospitalization (median, p25-p75)* (Time from first diagnosis)

10 days (5-14)

8 days (4-12)

10 days (5-15)

#of previous hospitalizations (median, p25-p75)

1 (0-3)

1 (0-2)

1 (0-3)

Duration of illness (median, p25-p75)*

5 years (1-15)

4 years (1-12)

5 years (2-15)

Axis 1 diagnosis: Frequency (%)§

ABD

104 (28.8%)

34 (23.6%)

70 (32.3%)

Schizophrenia, schizoaffective

86 (23.8%)

34 (23.6%)

52 (24.0%)

Severe depression

81 (22.4%)

30 (20.8%)

51 (23.5%)

Substance abuse-related

21 (5.8%)

4 (2.8%)

17 (7.8%)

Secondary to medical condition

29 (8.0%)

20 (13.9%)

9 (4.2%)

Other

12 (3.3%)

7 (4.9%)

5 (2.3%)

Anxiety

28 (7.8%)

15 (10.4%)

13 (6.0%)

Axis 2 diagnosis: Frequency (%)

Group A

13 (3.6%)

4 (2.8%)

9 (4.2%)

Group B

60 (16.6%)

22 (15.3%)

38 (17.5%)

Group C

25 (6.9%)

11 (7.6%)

14 (6.5%)

Intellectual or physical Disability

24 (6.7%)

11 (7.6%)

13 (6.0%)

Undiagnosed

239 (66.2%)

96 (66.7%)

143 (65.9%)

Psychotropic susbstances consumption: Frequency (%)

Yes

68 (18.8%)

24 (16.7%)

44 (20.3%)

Medical comorbidity: Frequency (%)§

Yes

84 (23.3%)

41 (28.5%)

43 (19.8%)

Cause of hospital discharge: Frequency (%)

Improvement

314 (87.2%)

124 (86.1%)

190 (88.0%)

Voluntary

41 (11.4%)

19 (13.2%)

22 (10.2%)

Referral

5 (1.4%)

1 (0.7%)

4 (1.9%)

Number of symptoms at discharge: Frequency (%)

3 symptoms

222 (88.5%)

85 (91.4%)

137 (86.7%)

4 symptoms

29 (11.6%)

8 (8.6%)

21 (13.3%)

Received ambulatory treatment: Frequency (%)

Never

31 (14.2%)

15 (165%)

16 (12.5%)

Partially

126 (57.5%)

51 (56.0%)

75 (58.6%)

Completely

62 (28.3%)

25 (27.5%)

37 (28.9%)

  1. §Fisher's exact test, p < 0.05.
  2. *Test for the sum of the values in a range, p < 0.05.