Table 6.
Attitude towards depot neuroleptics (sorted in descending frequency for psychosis patients).
| Variable | Psychosis | Non-psychosis | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| I prefer pills over needles. This allows me to decide the when and how of intake | 62% | 57% | χ2(l)=0.27 P>0.6 |
| I have reservations against injections as in my view there is too little information about their long-term consequences | 39% | 27% | χ!(1)=1.49 P>0.2 |
| I find needles inhumane as this means that force is imposed upon me | 25% | 7% | χ2(l)=4.74, P=0.029 |
| Good idea, no need to remember intake myself | 23% | 33% | χ2(l)=l-25, P>0.2 |
| I would more easily accept an injection in the upper arm than in my buttocks | 21% | 30% | χ2(l)=1.08, P>0.2 |
| I fear needles or the pain caused by a wrongly set needle | 20% | 10% | χ2(1)=1.43 P>0.2 |
| Would try that | 15% | 20% | P>0.5* |
| I do not want to undress before my physician | 13% | 13% | P>0.9* |
| Injections have the advantage of concealing the disorder from others (no pill boxes lying around) | 9% | 10% | P>0.9* |
| To get a needle is embarrassing | 6% | 0% | P>0.3* |
| I would prefer a needle over pills as I have problems with swallowing | 2% | 7% | P>0.2* |
* = values according to Fisher’s exact test