Skip to main content

Table 1 General data, attitudes towards pharmacotherapy, primary diagnosis, and distributions of TRVR (N, %)

From: Initial adherence by psychiatric outpatients in a general hospital and relevant personal factors

 

N, %

TRV

NTRV

χ2

P-value

Gender

   

0.091

0.763

 Male

1165, 41.0

696, 59.7

469, 40.3

  

 Female

1678, 59.0

993, 59.2

685, 40.8

  

Age group

   

15.409

0.004

 18 ~ 25 years

1056, 37.1

630, 59.7

426, 40.3

  

 26 ~ 35 years

823, 28.9

455, 55.3

368, 44.7

  

 36 ~ 45 years

473, 16.6

279, 59.0

194, 41.0

  

 46 ~ 55 years

358, 12.6

239, 66.8

119, 33.2

  

 56 ~ 65 years

133, 4.7

86, 64.7

47, 35.3

  

Educational stage

   

4.240

0.237

 Primary school

158, 5.6

101, 63.9

57, 36.1

  

 Junior high school

458, 16.1

280, 61.1

178, 38.9

  

 Senior high school or equivalent

567, 19.9

347, 61.2

220, 38.8

  

 College and higher

1660, 58.4

961, 57.9

699, 42.1

  

Marital status

   

2.721

0.437

 Unmarried

1368, 48.1

816, 59.6

552, 40.4

  

 Married

1355, 47.7

802, 59.2

553, 40.8

  

 Divorced

103, 3.6

64, 62.1

39, 37.9

  

 Widowed

17, 0.6

7, 41.2

10, 58.8

  

Work status

   

16.297

< 0.001

 Work

1616, 56.8

908, 56.2

708, 43.8

  

 Student

562, 19.8

354, 63.0

208, 37.0

  

 Housework or workless

665, 23.4

427, 64.2

238, 35.8

  

Monthly income in RMB

   

3.900

0.272

 < 5 thousands

685, 24.1

412, 60.1

273, 39.9

  

 5 ~ 10 thousands

1095, 38.5

668, 61.0

427, 39.0

  

 10 ~ 30 thousands

774, 27.2

449, 58.0

325, 42.0

  

 > 30 thousands

289, 10.2

160, 55.4

129, 44.6

  

Residence

   

10.243

0.017

 Urban

2138, 75.2

1244, 58.2

894, 41.8

  

 Rural

705, 24.8

445, 63.2

260, 36.9

  

Family atmosphere

   

10.677

0.014

 Happy

498, 17.5

323, 64.9

175, 35.1

  

 Relaxed

900, 31.7

518, 57.6

382, 42.4

  

 Tense

1189, 41.8

710, 59.7

479, 40.3

  

 Worse

256, 9.0

138, 53.9

118, 46.1

  

Living status

   

8.962

0.011

 With family members

1917, 67.4

1171, 61.1

746, 38.9

  

 With a lover

165, 5.8

84, 50.9

81, 49.1

  

 Alone

761, 26.8

434, 57.0

327, 43.0

  

Attitudes towards pharmacotherapy

   

50.807

< 0.001

 Willing

387, 13.6

252, 65.1

135, 34.9

  

 Could accept if necessary

1856, 65.3

1155, 62.2

701, 37.8

  

 Afraid of side effects

374, 13.2

182, 48.7

192, 51.3

  

 Refusing

226, 7.9

100, 44.2

126, 55.8

  

Primary diagnoses

   

6.858

0.444

 Consultation or observation

239, 8.4

143, 59.8

96, 40.2

  

 Depression

1257, 44.2

738, 58.7

519, 41.3

  

 Anxiety

624, 21.9

380, 60.9

244, 39.1

  

 Bipolar disorder

288, 10.1

178, 61.8

110, 38.2

  

 Psychotic disorders

73, 2.6

48, 65.8

25, 34.2

  

 Sleep disorders

141, 5.0

72, 51.1

69, 48.3

  

 Obsessive-compulsion

54, 1.9

32, 59.3

22, 40.7

  

 Others

167, 5.9

98, 58.7

69, 41.3

  
  1. TRVR: timely return visit rate; TRV: timely return visit; NTRV: non-timely return visit