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. 2013 Feb 17;13:58. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-58

Table 3.

Utility scores split by patient type

Attribute
Level
Utility scores
    Patients who had their first episode Patients who had 2 to 5 episodes Patients who had 6 or more episodes
Side effects
Sedation
+241.8
+235.4
+219.5
 
Sexual side effects (prolactin)
+111.7
+156.4
+124.1
 
Weight gain of more than 7% of body mass
+93.7
+136.1
+105.9
 
Extrapyramidal side effect
+82.8
+123.4
+81.1
 
Metabolic side effects (diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, dyslipidaemia)
+70.0
+62.1
+27.4
 
Tardive dyskinesia
0
0
0
Pain at injection site
Absent
+173.8
+169.1
+194.3
 
Mild
+160.3
+163.1
+185.8
 
Moderate
+130.2
+107.7
+145.7
 
Severe
0
0
0
Risk of embarrassment and potential harm to therapeutic relationship
Low risk
+139.7
+120.0
+121.4
 
High risk
0
0
0
Routes of administration
Buttock muscle (gluteal)
+67.0
+32.0
+74.4
 
Deltoid muscle
+54.2
+29.3
+54.1
  Ventro gluteal 0 0 0