Table 4. Comparison of Patients Who Reported Receiving Psychiatric Aftercare with Those Who Did Not.
| Patients reporting Psychiatric aftercare N= 12 | Patients denying Psychiatric aftercare N = 9 | p-Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics and Clinical Characteristics at Baseline | |||
| Age (Years ± SD) | 44.7 ± 4.2 | 50.8 ± 5.21 | p = 0.38b |
| Male | 5 (44.7%) | 4 (44.4%) | p = 0.62 |
| Non-white | 4 (33.3%) | 3 (33.3%) | p = 1.00 |
| Married | 6 (58.3%) | 7 (66.7%) | p = 1.00 |
| Income less than $30,000 (N = 19) | 8 (66.6% | 6 (66.6%) | p = 0.80 |
| Education (Years ± SD) | 14.3 ±0.95 | 12.3 ± 0.81 | p = 0.14 |
| High school graduate | 91.7% | 66.7% | p = 0.28 |
| Psychiatric hospitalization in the past 12 months | 5(41.6%) | 0 (0.0% | p = 0.04 |
| Had a regular place to receive psychiatric care | 7 (58.3%) | 4 (44.4%) | p = 0.67 |
| On psychiatric medication preceding hospitalization (N = 20) | 11 (100%) | 7 (77.8%) | p = 0.19 |
| Health Belief Model | |||
| Perceived susceptibility to psychiatric disease | |||
| Know specific mental health problem | 12(100%) | 8 (88.9%) | p = 0.43 |
| Perceived severity of psychiatric disease | |||
| Perceived severity of psychiatric illness as very or moderately severe (N = 20) | 5 (66.6%) | 8 (62.5%) | p = 0.42 |
| Perceived benefits of treatment | |||
| Very important continue psychiatric medications (N = 20) | 10(90.9%) | 8 (88.9%) | p = 0.71 |
| Mental health will be improved by continuing to take psychiatric medication (N = 19) | 6 (54.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | p = 0.73 |
| Very, moderately, or somewhat helpful to have a referral for someone to prescribe psychotropic medication (N = 20) | 10(100%) | 4 (44.4%) | p = 0.008 |
| Reported taking psychiatric medication post-discharge | 12(100%) | 6 (66.7%) | p = 0.06 |
| Barriers to Treatment | |||
| Have insurance (baseline) | 10(83.3%) | 9 (100%) | p = 0.49 |
| Could not afford prescription medication (baseline) | 4 (33.3%) | 2 (22.2%) | p = 0.66 |
| Could not afford mental health counseling (baseline) | 4 (33.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | p = 0.34 |
| Aftercare referral written on discharge instruction sheet | 5(41.6%) | 2 (22.0%) | p = 0.64 |
| Reported needing someone to help them read | 3 (25.0%) | 6 (66.7%) | p = 0.09 |
| At-risk literacy score on REALM-R (≤ 6) | 4 (33.0%) | 8 (88.9%) | p = 0.02 |
a
All p-values are from the Fisher's Exact Test unless noted otherwise.
b
Student's f-test.