Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study sample according to psychiatric unit
Variable | Centre 1 (n = 54) | Centre 2 (n = 73) | Centre 3 (n = 63) | Centre 4 (n = 86) | Total sample (n = 276) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documented prescribing | ||||||
Yes (%) | 35 (65) | 49 (67) | 45 (71) | 67 (78) | 196 (71) | 0.316a |
Gender, female (%)b | 20 (37) | 73 (100) | 0 | 86 (100) | 178 (65) | < 0.001a |
Age, years | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 45 (17) | 42 (15) | 40 (15) | 41 (14) | 42 (15) | 0.305c |
Range | 20–80 | 18–74 | 19–71 | 18–71 | 18–80 | |
Median | 42 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 41 | |
Length of stay, days | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 57 (71) | 54 (63) | 48 (65) | 38 (54) | 48 (63) | 0.277c |
Range | 1–323 | 4–403 | 3–416 | 1–314 | 1–416 | |
Median | 30 | 31 | 34 | 18 | 27 | |
Diagnosis, SMI | ||||||
n (%) | 24 (44) | 33 (45) | 30 (47) | 41 (48) | 128 (46) | 0.975a |