Table 2.
Outcome | Definition/measure of outcome |
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ADRs | UKU adverse effects score26,27 |
Symptom severity |
SAPS26 PANSS27 Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)21 |
Clinicians’ opinions | PIP-FQ25 |
Hospitalizations | Overall hospitalization stays per patient23 |
Medication prescribing |
Antipsychotic drug persistence, measured as time in days to the first modification of the initial antipsychotic treatment (drug or dose change), to indicate tolerability of medication26 Drug changes26 Dose changes by visual inspection of temporal dose-adjustment graphs26 Mean daily dose22 Polytherapy through the number of antipsychotics prescribed22 |