Table 2.

Associations between positive responses and methodological variables of patients' responses to electroconvulsive therapy. Values are odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) unless stated otherwise

Study characteristic	Treatment helpful (n=16)	P value	Would have treatment again (n=12)	P value
Schedule*:
Interval between treatment and interview (scale 0-3)	0.542 (0.491 to 0.597)	<0.001	0.482 (0.422 to 0.551)	<0.001
Complexity of interview (scale 1-4)	0.804 (0.733 to 0.880)	<0.001	0.918 (0.815 to 1.035)	0.161
No of questions (scale 1-3)	0.353 (0.288 to 0.433)	<0.001	0.508 (0.432 to 0.597)	<0.001
Setting†:
Same hospital or treating doctor	0.861 (0.592 to 1.253)	0.435	0.727 (0.529 to 1.017)	0.063
Non-treating doctor or some at home	0.311 (0.154 to 0.629)	<0.001	0.863 (0.419 to 1.773)	0.688
Collaborative	0.198 (0.137 to 0.285)	<0.001	0.276 (0.146 to 0.530)	<0.001
Patient led	0.124 (0.092 to 0.169)	<0.001	0.090 (0.063 to 0.129)	<0.001

^*Per unit increase in scale.

^†Compared with inpatient.