Table 7 Results of the analyses of variance with repeated measurements of continuity of care as between-subject factor on the outcome measures CGI, GAF, and EQ-VAS

Symptom severity: CGI ( n  = 78)

Continuity of care

8.775

1

8.775

4.565

0.036

0.064

Age

6.402

2

3.201

1.665

0.197

0.047

Sex

0.796

1

0.796

0.414

0.522

0.006

Migration background

7.469

1

7.469

3.886

0.053

0.055

Main treatment diagnosis

0.634

1

0.634

0.330

0.568

0.005

Duration of psychiatric disease

22.028

2

11.014

5.730

0.005

0.146

Hospital

6.677

1

6.677

3.474

0.067

0.049

Constant value

1581.161

1

1581.161

822.548

0.000

0.925

Error

128.792

67

1.922

Level of functioning: GAF ( n  = 76)

Continuity of care

2131.751

1

2131.751

5.453

0.023

0.076

Age

2401.894

2

1200.947

3.072

0.053

0.085

Sex

183.995

1

183.995

0.471

0.495

0.007

Migration background

72.513

1

72.513

0.185

0.668

0.003

Main treatment diagnosis

841.362

1

841.362

2.152

0.147

0.032

Duration of psychiatric disease

2702.041

2

1351.020

3.456

0.037

0.095

Hospital

1479.457

1

1479.457

3.784

0.056

0.054

Constant value

232584.845

1

232584.845

594.910

0.000

0.900

Error

25803.222

66

390.958

Quality of life EQ-VAS: ( n  = 136)

Continuity of care

3127.831

1

3127.831

2.875

0.092

0.022

Age

1353.724

2

676.862

0.622

0.538

0.010

Sex

1411.622

1

1411.622

1.298

0.257

0.010

Migration background

6371.384

1

6371.384

5.856

0.017

0.044

Main treatment diagnosis

652.071

1

652.071

0.599

0.440

0.005

Duration of psychiatric disease

3374.960

2

1687.480

1.551

0.216

0.024

Hospital

4316.274

1

4316.274

3.967

0.049

0.031

Constant value

937308.776

1

937308.776

861.534

0.000

0.872

Error

137082.182

126

1087.954