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Table 3 Mean number of inpatient and outpatient healthcare resource components used during 1 year following study enrollment, by treatment adherence level at enrollment (mean ± SD)

From: Medication adherence levels and differential use of mental-health services in the treatment of schizophrenia

Resource component

Adherent

(n = 1758)

Partially Adherent

(n = 36)

Non-adherent

(n = 216)

Inpatient admissiona

0.28 ± 0.8

0.64 ± 1.3

0.55 ± 1.1

Days hospitalizedb

8.8 ± 38.9

32.0 ± 82.6

17.6 ± 56.2

Emergency servicesc

0.25 ± 0.5

0.33 ± 0.6

0.37 ± 0.6

Psychiatrist contacta

13.7 ± 13.4

13.2 ± 15.0

8.7 ± 13.4

Partial hospitalization

24.9 ± 56.8

34.5 ± 65.2

21.9 ± 53.8

Group therapy

20.2 ± 44.7

13.6 ± 31.7

16.0 ± 42.9

Individual therapy

15.0 ± 20.7

17.7 ± 18.4

12.8 ± 18.3

Case management/ACT

1.14 ± 1.03

1.06 ± 1.04

1.05 ± 1.05

  1. ACT = Assertive Community Treatment
  2. a Overall p < 0.05; significant differences between adherent and non-adherent and between adherent and partially adherent (p < 0.05)
  3. b Overall p < 0.05; significant differences between adherent and partially adherent (p < 0.05)
  4. c Overall p < 0.05; significant differences between adherent and non-adherent adherent (p < 0.05)
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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