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Table 3 Expectations grouped in the categories ‘Examining and treating’ and ‘Giving care’

From: Involuntary psychiatric admission: how the patients are detected and the general practitioners’ expectations for hospitalization. An interview-based study

 

Examining and treating

Giving care

Chi-square statistics

Gender

 Men

49 (53 %)

43 (47 %)

χ2 = 3.87, p < 0.05

 Women

39 (70 %)

17 (30 %)

Work place

 Out-of-hours clinic

41 (53 %)

36 (47 %)

χ2 = 3.00, ns*

 Other

49 (67 %)

24 (33 %)

Patient’s family doctor

 Yes

26 (63 %)

15 (37 %)

χ2 = 0.54, ns*

 No

62 (58 %)

45 (42 %)

Prior knowledge of patient

 Yes

57 (65 %)

31 (35 %)

χ2 = 2.54, ns*

 No

31 (52 %)

29 (48 %)

Work experience

 <5 years

42 (55 %)

34 (45 %)

χ2 = 1.26, ns*

 5–10 years

14 (61 %)

9 (39 %)

 >10 years

32 (65 %)

17 (35 %)

Totala

88 (59 %)

60 (41 %)

 
  1. * Significance level = p < 0.05
  2. aThe questionnaire allowed for multiple answers without any ranking
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

ISSN: 1752-4458