Table 4 Patients' attitudes toward medication §
|  | Total sample (N=99–100)* | Swiss (N=53–54)* | European Union (N=17–25)* | Others (N=17–21)* | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you believe that you could have been treated without medication? | 34.0% | 29.6% | 28.0% | 52.4% | 0.15 |
Is your self image modified by the medication you are taking? | 48.5% | 43.4% | 56.0% | 52.4% | 0.55 |
What is your general opinion about taking medications? (% positive or very positive) | 59.0% | 68.5% | 64.0% | 28.6% | 0.007 |
What is your general opinion about taking psychiatric medications? (% positive or very positive) | 44.0% | 51.9% | 40.0% | 28.6% | 0.19 |
Are you going to take your medication as prescribed after discharge from the hospital? (% probably yes or yes) | 94.0% | 94.4% | 92.0% | 95.2% | 0.86 |
Do you consider all medications the same way? | 16.0% | 16.7% | 8.0% | 23.8% | 0.35 |
Do you receive a treatment that you could not get in your country of origin? | Â | Â | 17.6% | 58.8% | 0.032 |
Could you receive, in your country of origin, a treatment you do not get here? | Â | Â | 13.0% | 31.6% | 0.26 |
Do you think you get the same treatment as a Swiss patient? | Â | Â | 78.3% | 90.0% | 0.42 |
Do you think you have the same reaction to medication as a Swiss patient? | Â | Â | 82.6% | 45.0% | 0.013 |