Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical, and service use characteristics in Norwegian and Russian acute psychiatric patients
Variable | Norwegian cohort (n = 377) n (%) | Russian cohort (n = 464) n (%) | χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age < 40 | 141 (37.5) | 160 (34.6) | 0.74 |
Male | 194 (51.6) | 284 (63.4) | 7.62** |
Unmarried | 288 (76.4) | 257 (55.3) | 40.69*** |
Living alone | 202 (55.6) | 124 (26.6) | 128.28*** |
Working/student | 41 (10.9) | 117 (25.2) | 27.88*** |
Disability pension | 160 (45.2) | 142 (30.6) | 20.35*** |
Overactive (HoNOS 1) | 200 (53.1) | 294 (63.4) | 9.13** |
Alcohol/drug problems (HoNOS 3) | 130 (34.9) | 273 (59.5) | 49.50*** |
Cognitive problems (HoNOS 4) | 163 (44.6) | 230 (49.8) | 2.14 |
Depressed moods (HoNOS 7) | 263 (71.7) | 357 (76.1) | 3.01 |
Problems with activities of daily life (HoNOS 10) | 242 (66.1) | 305 (65.9) | 0.01 |
GAF-S ≥ 40 | 134 (36.7) | 208 (44.7) | 5.52* |
GAF-F ≥ 40 | 146 (40.0) | 217 (46.7) | 3.80* |
Affective disorder | 99 (26.3) | 17 (3.7) | 89.55*** |
Psychosis | 127 (33.7) | 110 (23.7) | 10.36** |
Alcohol/drug disorder | 33 (8.8) | 217 (46.7) | 143.36*** |
Personality disorder | 20 (5.3) | 3 (0.6) | 17.00*** |
Adjustment disorder | 12 (3.2) | 18 (3.9) | 0.29 |
Previous lifetime psychiatric treatment | 298 (83.4) | 336 (72.0) | 14.02** |
Psychiatric treatment in last year | 181 (48.1) | 256 (55.0) | 2.37 |
Referred by someone who knows patient | 180 (48.1) | 192 (42.8) | 2.37 |
Wanted to be admitted | 209 (59.4) | 332 (69.4) | 17.4*** |