Table 3.
Quarter of first contact and course patterns of incident patients visiting an NP (n = 831) and/or a radiologist (n = 538) during the incidence year
| Row nr. | Quarter 5 | Quarter 6 | Quarter 7 | Quarter 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course patterns for neuropsychiatry | 1 | 612 (100%) | 486 (79%) | 405 (66%) | 352 (58%) |
| 2 | 100 (100%) | 61 (61%) | 51 (51%) | ||
| 3 | 72 (100%) | 37 (51%) | |||
| 4 | 47 (100%) | ||||
| Course patterns forradiology | 5 | 275 (100%) | 39 (14%) | 6 (2%) | 3 (1%) |
| 6 | 126 (100%) | 10 (8%) | 3 (2%) | ||
| 7 | 71 (100%) | 9 (13%) | |||
| 8 | 66 (100%) | ||||
Quarters 1 - 4 = quarters before incidence/diagnosis quarter; quarter 5 = incidence/diagnosis quarter, quarters 6 - 8 = quarters after incidence/diagnosis quarter
Reading example for NP: 831 incident patients visited an NP for the first time in single quarters of the incidence year [612 in IQ 5 (incidence quarter), 100 in IQ 6, 72 in IQ 7 and 47 in IQ 8]. These first-time-visit groups (all set at 100%) are followed during the next quarters: among the 612 patients of Q 5, 79% see an NP again during Q 6 (and 21% drop out), 66% also in Q 7, and 58% also in Q 8. Of the 100 first-time visitors in Q 6, 61% see an NP again during the next quarter (IQ 7) etc.