Table 3.
Monthly health service use and costs according to the severity of psychiatric symptoms
| Health service | CGI scores 1–3 (normal to mild symptoms) [n = 51] | CGI scores 4–7 (moderate to severe symptoms) [n = 96] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) service use frequency in previous month | Mean (SD) costs in previous month (BRL) | n | Mean (SD) service use frequency in previous month | Mean (SD) costs in previous month (BRL) | |
| Psychiatric hospital (days) | 0 | 3 | 24 (7.9) | 1920.00 (634.98) | ||
| Psychiatric unit in general hospital (days) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 300 | ||
| Non-psychiatric general hospitalisation (days) | 1 | 20 | 2000.00 | 1 | 2 | 200 |
| Non-psychiatric first aid service (visits) | 7 | 1 | 48.00 | 4 | 1.25 (0.25) | 60.00 (24.00) |
| Non-psychiatric emergency beds (day) | 0 | 3 | 10.67 (16.74) | 1066.67 (1674.31) | ||
| Non-psychiatric emergency room (< 24 h) | 2 | 1 | 48.00 | 6 | 1.17 (0.41) | 56.00 (19.60) |
| Non-psychiatric outpatient care (visits) | 14 | 1.5 (0.65) | 60.27 (26.13) | 11 | 1.27 (0.47) | 51.13 (18.76) |
| Primary care (20-min visits) | 23 | 1 | 32.8 (8.7) | 27 | 1 | 35.91 (12.28) |
| Centre of psychosocial care (visits): type II | 43 | 5.98 (5.6) | 76 | 4.67 (4.67) | ||
| Centre of psychosocial care (visits): type III | 3 | 3.0 (1.73) | 13 | 3.38 (3.97) | ||
| Psychiatrists (30-min visit) | 44 | 1.18 (0.65) | 65.0 (36.12) | 87 | 1.07 (0.37) | 58.79 (20.19) |
| Non-psychiatrist doctor (20-min visits) | 17 | 1.29 (0.59) | 47.36 (21.52) | 26 | 1.19 (0.49) | 43.92 (18.3) |
| Psychiatric nurse (15-min visits) | 3 | 1.67 (0.58) | 10.45 (3.62) | 1 | 2 | 12.54 |
| Psychologist (90-min group visits) | 11 | 3.91 (1.7) | 17.2 (7.48) | 24 | 3.4 (1.4) | 14.96 (6.48) |
| Social worker (60-min group visits) | 2 | 1.5 (0.7) | 3.12 (1.37) | 7 | 3 (3.4) | 6.24 (7.10) |
| Occupational therapist (90-min group visits) | 8 | 4.2 (2.25) | 19.74 (10.58) | 15 | 4.06 (1.73) | 19.09 (8.13) |
| Physiotherapist (30-min visits) | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 50 |
| Workshop technician (60-min group visits) | 13 | 5.75 (5.8) | 6.38 (6.45) | 18 | 4.11 (4.92) | 4.56 (5.46) |
BRL Brazilian real