Table 3.
Consumption of health care services
| Type of resource | From −90 days to enrolment (N = 637) | From enrolment to follow-up examination1 (N = 614) | From follow-up examination 1 to 2 (N = 603) | From follow-up examination 2 to 3 (N = 587) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychotherapy |
|
|
|
|
|
Any type |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
24.3% |
22.8% |
20.9% |
17.4% |
| - No. sessions/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
1.7 (0.0-48.0) |
1.6 (0.0-51.4) |
1.6 (0.0-69.5) |
1.3 (0–129.3) |
|
Individual, group, familiar psychotherapy |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
15.9% |
14.0% |
12.6% |
12.1% |
| - No. sessions/pat-month, Mean (min- max) |
0.7 (0.0-48.0) |
0.5 (0.0-51.4) |
0.6 (0.0-68.6) |
0.5 (0.0-62.6) |
|
Structured psychosocial rehabilitation group |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
6.8% |
7.0% |
6.6% |
2.7% |
| - No. sessions/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.6 (0.0-25.7) |
0.5 (0.0-20.3) |
0.5 (0.0-27.5) |
0.4 (0.0-66.7) |
|
Day center |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
4.9% |
5.9% |
5.5% |
4.8% |
| - No. sessions/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.5 (0.0-24.0) |
0.5 (0.0-22.9) |
0.5 (0.0-23.5) |
0.4 (0.0-24.1) |
|
Residential care units |
|
|
|
|
| Proportion of patients |
1.7% |
2.0% |
2.5% |
2.7% |
| - No. any accesses |
15 |
13 |
15 |
20 |
| - No. accesses for symptom relapse |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
| - No. days/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.25 (0–28.0) |
0.32 (0–28.2) |
0.53 (0–29.7) |
0.6 (0.0-29.8) |
|
Hospital admissions (full day or day hospital) |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients for any reason |
11.9% |
7.2% |
6.6% |
8.4% |
| - No. admissions/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.05 (0.0-1.7) |
0.03 (0.0-1.0) |
0.03 (0.0-2.5) |
0.02 (0.0-1.3) |
| - Proportion of patients for symptom relapse |
9.7% |
4.7% |
4.2% |
6.5% |
| - No. admissions/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.03 (0.0-1.0) |
0.02 (0.0-1.0) |
0.02 (0.0-0.9) |
0.01 (0.0-0.7) |
|
Nurse home visits |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
7.4% |
7.2% |
5.1% |
4.6% |
| - No. visits/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.6 (0.0-60.0) |
0.2 (0.0-64.3) |
0.1 (0.0-7.8) |
0.1 (0.0-8.3) |
|
Specialist examinations* |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
9.8% |
11.7% |
12.3% |
16.2% |
| - No. examinations/pat-month, Mean (min-max) |
0.1 (0.0-23.3) |
0.1 (0.0-4.5) |
0.9 (0.0-3.6) |
0.1 (0.0-11.9) |
|
Diagnostic tests** |
|
|
|
|
| - Proportion of patients |
29.0% |
25.2% |
24.2% |
35.8% |
| - No. tests/pat-month, Mean (min-max) | 1.4 (0.0-40.0) | 1.0 (0.0-23.0) | 1.0 (0.0-18.0) | 1.8 (0.0-27.7) |
* More often psychiatrist, cardiologist, neurologist, gynaecologist or dietician. ** Blood tests and/or instrumental tests.