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Table 2 Quantitative analysis

From: Experiences, opinions and current policies on users’ choice and change of the allocated primary mental health professional: a survey among directors of community mental health centers in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy

 

N

%

(1) Initial PMHP allocation

 Criteria

  Previous therapeutic relationship with the same PMHP

1

3.6

  Random allocation (“fixed-rota”)

11

39.3

  Specific PMHP expertise/interest in the user’s disorder

6

21.4

  Geographical

6

21.4

  Workload balance between PMHPs

4

14.3

(2)PMHP change

 Management

  Acceptance of the majority of the requests

12

42.9

  Acceptance of the minority of the requests

13

46.4

  Acceptance of all the requests

2

7.1

  Refusal of all the requests

1

3.6

 Modality

  Direct request

24

85.7

  Indirect request

4

14.3

 No users requests per year

  0 request

1

3.6

  1–5 requests

16

57.1

  5–10 requests

8

28.6

  10–15 requests

1

3.6

  > 15 requests

2

7.1

 Policies

  Available

14

50

  Not available

14

50

 Reason

  Personal dissatisfaction for the PMHP

5

17.8

  Hope in change of medication

9

32.2

  Other users’ opinions

4

14.3

  Personal feeling

3

10.7

  PMHP specific expertise/interest in the user’s disorder

1

3.6

  Previous compulsory admission caused by PMHP

5

17.8

  User/PMHP matching (for gender, age or ethnicity)

1

3.6

(3) PMHP choice

 Management

  Acceptance of all the requests

3

10.7

  Acceptance of the majority of the requests

8

28.6

  Acceptance of the minority of the requests

13

46.4

  Refusal of all the requests

4

14.3

 No users’ requests/year

  0

5

17.8

  1–5

11

39.3

  5–10

4

14.3

  10–15

4

14.3

  > 15

4

14.3

 Policies

  Available

15

53.6

  Not available

13

46.4

 Reason

  Requested by GP

2

7.1

  Other users’ opinions

12

42.9

  Personal feeling

4

14.3

  PMHP specific expertise/interest in the user’s disorder

3

10.7

  Previous therapeutic relationship with the PMHP

1

3.6

  User/PMHP matching (for gender, age or ethnicity)

6

21.4

(4) Relevance of the topic

 High

3

10.7

 Average

15

53.6

 Low

8

28.6

 None

2

7.1

(5) Users’ should be involved in written policy making

 Yes

20

71.4

 No

8

28.6