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Table 5 The distribution differences of self-reported reasons for non-timely return visit among primary diagnoses

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

Diagnoses

N, %

Self-reported reasons (N, %)

χ2

P-value

A (n = 87)

B (n = 383)

C (n = 80)

D (n = 143)

Consultation or observation

53, 7.6

3, 5.7

33, 62.3

5, 9.4

12, 22.6

17.829

0.272

Depression

305, 44.0

34, 11.1

175, 57.4

38, 12.5

58, 19.0

  

Anxiety/OCD

161, 23.2

26, 16.1

85, 52.8

18, 11.2

32, 19.9

  

Bipolar disorder/Psychotic disorders

88, 12.7

7, 8.0

51, 58.0

12, 13.6

18, 20.5

  

Sleep disorder

43, 6.2

7, 16.3

19, 44.2

3, 7.0

14, 32.6

  

others

43, 6.2

10, 23.3

20, 46.5

4, 9.3

9, 20.9

  
  1. Self-reported reasons: A: No improvement; B: Improvement and belief there is no need for a return visit; C: Medicine side effects; D: Barriers. OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder