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Table 4 BPRS symptom ratings at pre, post and follow-up assessments

From: A pilot study on community-based outpatient treatment for patients with chronic psychotic disorders in Somalia: Change in symptoms, functioning and co-morbid khat use

  

Outpatients (17)

Remitted patients (18)

Between-group comparison

p

BPRS Total

Pre

1.43 (0.59)

-

-

Post

0.27 (0.47)

0.43 (0.38)

.273

Follow-up2

1.47 (0.69)

0.90 (0.67)

.021

Repeated measures ANOVA

p

<.0013

<.0014

-

Contrasts

Pre-Post: <.001

-

-

Pre-FU: .816

Post-FU: <.001

BPRS Positive

Pre

1.70 (1.05)

-

-

Post

0.36 (0.63)

0.32 (0.51)

0.823

Follow-up2

1.81 (1.47)

0.89 (1.15)

.054

Repeated measures ANOVA

p

<.0015

.0276

-

Contrasts

Pre-Post: <.001

-

-

Pre-FU: .791

Post-FU: .001

BPRS Negative

Pre7

1.56 (0.83)

-

-

Post

0.32 (0.68)

0.37 (0.46)

.812

Follow-up2

2.89 (1.71)

1.42 (1.13)

.024

Repeated measures ANOVA

p

<.0018

<.0019

-

Contrasts

Pre-Post: <.001

-

-

Pre-FU: .022

Post-FU: <.001

BPRS Depression

Pre7

2.06 (1.43)

-

-

Post

0.34 (0.70)

0.64 (0.47)

.144

Follow-up2

0.50 (0.79)

0.65 (0.60)

.562

Repeated measures ANOVA

p

<.00110

.97411

-

Contrasts

Pre-Post: <.001

-

-

Pre-FU: <.001

Post-FU: .551

BPRS Activation

Pre12

1.44 (0.72)

-

-

Post13

0.49 (0.58)

0.38 (0.52)

.684

Follow-up2

0.90 (1.12)

0.70 (0.94)

.595

Repeated measures ANOVA

p

.00714

.44415

-

Contrasts

Pre-Post: <.001

 

-

Pre-FU: .051

Post-FU: .120

  1. The table reports means and standard deviations of different BPRS scales and outcomes of within-group as well as between-group comparisons.
  2. 1comparison of outpatients and remitted patients.
  3. 2missing data: 17 outpatients, 16 remitted patients (10 discharged, 6 community).
  4. 3repeated measures ANOVA: df = 2, F = 32.252.
  5. 4repeated measures ANOVA: df = 1, F = 42.780.
  6. 5repeated measures ANOVA: df = 2, F = 10.308.
  7. 6repeated measures ANOVA: df = 1, F = 6.031.
  8. 7missing data: 16 outpatients.
  9. 8repeated measures ANOVA: df = 1.260, F = 18.428.
  10. 9repeated measures ANOVA: df = 1, F = 20.950.
  11. 10repeated measures ANOVA: df = 2, F = 20.757.
  12. 11repeated measures ANOVA: df = 1, F = 0.001.
  13. 12missing data: 10 outpatients.
  14. 13missing data: 17 outpatients, 6 remitted patients (4 discharged, 2 community).
  15. 14repeated measures ANOVA: df = 2, F = 6.629.
  16. 15Repeated measures ANOVA: df = 1, F = 0.771.
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

ISSN: 1752-4458