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Fig. 5

From: Changes in patient care through flexible and integrated treatment programs in German psychiatric hospitals: meta-analyses based on a series of controlled claims-based cohort studies

Fig. 5

Change in treatment continuity, first and second patient year, FIT vs. routine hospitals, Odds Ratios

Treatment continuity = outpatient treatment within 30 days after hospital discharge. CAP = Department of child and adolescent psychiatry, number of cases = number of cases with inpatient treatment and at least 30 days of follow-up time, * = FIT hospital with FIT-like pre-existing contract, Difference in Difference = The difference in difference (DiD) estimate compares the average change in the outcome over time for the FIT hospital in comparison to the average change in time in routine care. Thus, greater increase over time in the FIT hospital compared to routine care are associated with a positive DiD estimate and vice versa

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BMC Psychiatry

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