Table 3.
Comparison between 122 patients who did not and 327 patients who did receive community care coordination support
| Patient characteristic, mean (SD) or n (%) | Community care coordination support | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 122) | Yes (n = 327) | Test statistic | p value | |
| Age at admission, year | 41.5 (17.1) | 46.2 (17.3) | t (218.82) = 2.55* | 0.011 |
| Sex, male | 52 (42.6) | 154 (47.1) | χ 2 (1) = 0.72 | 0.398 |
| Education level | χ 2 (4) = 2.96 | 0.564 | ||
| Junior high school | 27 (22.1) | 92 (28.1) | ||
| High school | 123 (37.6) | 52 (42.6) | ||
| Vocational school, college | 11 (9.0) | 38 (11.6) | ||
| University | 20 (16.4) | 49 (15.0) | ||
| Unidentified | 25 (7.7) | 12 (9.8) | ||
| Working status before the admission | χ 2 (2) = 4.58 | 0.101 | ||
| Engaged in work | 46 (37.7) | 151 (46.2) | ||
| Not engaged in work | 68 (55.7) | 166 (50.8) | ||
| Unidentified | 8 (6.6) | 10 (3.1) | ||
| Primary diagnosis | χ 2 (2) = 0.14 | 0.932 | ||
| Schizophrenic | 56 (45.9) | 147 (45.0) | ||
| Affective | 32 (26.2) | 83 (25.4) | ||
| Other | 34 (27.9) | 97 (29.7) | ||
| Compulsory admission | 97 (79.5) | 250 (76.5) | χ 2 (1) = 0.47 | 0.492 |
| Total number of psychiatric admissions | 3.0 (4.2) | 3.1 (4.3) | t (218.90) = 0.20 | 0.841 |
| Physical comorbidity | 25 (20.5) | 78 (23.9) | χ 2 (1) = 0.57 | 0.451 |
| Length of stay, day | 33.2 (46.2) | 54.9 (51.4) | t (239.65) = 4.30* | <0.001 |
| Social functioning at discharge (1–10) | 6.4 (1.8) | 6.7 (1.6) | t (200.86) = 1.79 | 0.075 |
| Current place of residence | χ 2 (5) = 9.00 | 0.109 | ||
| Lives alone at own home | 14 (11.5) | 55 (16.8) | ||
| Cohabitation with family | 84 (68.9) | 222 (67.9) | ||
| Residential care facility | 6 (4.9) | 20 (6.1) | ||
| Readmitted to hospital from home | 6 (4.9) | 14 (4.3) | ||
| Dead shortly after discharge | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Place of residence unidentified | 10 (8.2) | 16 (4.9) | ||
| Follow-up outpatient service after discharge | χ 2 (2) = 17.61* | <0.001 | ||
| Followed by outpatient service of the hospital | 75 (61.5) | 234 (71.6) | ||
| Followed by outpatient service of other hospital | 35 (28.7) | 88 (26.9) | ||
| No follow-up/unidentified | 12 (9.8) | 5 (1.5) | ||
* Significant at p < 0.05.