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. 2021 Mar 26;10(3):2052. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2052

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the respondents (n=100) and evaluation of the effect of the basic characteristics on the type of hospitalization.

Total Involuntary Hospitalization Voluntary Hospitalization Test
Frequency % Frequency % Frequency % p
Gender x2(1)=1.00
    Male 51 51.0 28 56.0 23 46.0 p=0.317
    Female 49 49.0 22 44.0 27 54.0
Age group Fisher’s exact=0.86
    18-30 21 21.9 14 29.2 7 14.6 p=0.104
    31-40 19 19.8 10 20.8 19 18.8
    41-50 26 27.1 8 16.7 18 37.5
    51-60 22 22.9 12 25.0 10 20.8
    61-70 6 6.3 2 4.2 4 8.3
    71+ 2 2.1 2 4.2 0 0.0
Nationality Fisher’s exac=5.21t
    Greek 89 89.9 47 94.0 42 85.7 p=0.433
    Other 11 10.1 3 6.0 7 14.3
Education level x2(4)=6.84
    Primary education 11 11.1 7 14.0 4 8.2 p=0.145
    Secondary education 45 45.4 18 36.0 27 55.1
    University 36 36.4 19 38.0 17 34.7
    MSc.- Ph.D 7 7.1 6 12.0 1 2.0
Insurance coverage x2(1)=0.00
    Yes 76 76.0 38 76.0 38 76.0 p=1.00*
    No 24 24.0 12 24.0 12 24.0
Length of hospital stay Fisher’s exact=0.55
    >=30 days 76 76.8 37 74.0 39 79.6 p=0.809
    1-3 months 18 18.2 10 20.0 8 16.3
    4 months + 5 5.1 3 6.0 2 4.1
Hospitalization for the first time x2(1)=1.44
    Yes 50 50.0 28 56.0 22 44.0 p=0.230
    No 50 50.0 22 44.0 28 56.0
Total hospitalizations in psychiatric clinics x2(2)=0.17
    Once 26 26.8 14 28.6 12 25.0 p=0,919
    2-3 times 30 30.9 15 30.6 15 31.3
    4 times + 41 42.3 20 40.8 21 43.8
ICD-10 Fisher’s exact=12.46
    F10 -Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol 14 14.0 6 12.0 8 16.0 p=0,391
    F19 -Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use 14 14.0 8 16.0 6 12.0
    F25 -Schizoaffective disorders 2 2.0 2 4.0 0 0.0
    F28 -Other nonorganic psychotic disorders 3 3.0 2 4.0 1 2.0
    F29 -Unspecified nonorganic psychosis 1 1.0 1 2.0 0 0.0
    F30 -Manic episode 2 2.0 2 4.0 0 0.0
    F31 -Mood [affective] disorders 13 13.0 8 16.0 5 10.0
    F32 -Depressive episode 7 7.0 2 4.0 5 10.0
    F33 -Mood [affective] disorders 10 10.0 6 12.0 4 8.0
    F39 -Unspecified mood [affective] disorder 13 13.0 7 14.0 6 12.0
    F41 -Other anxiety disorders 7 7.0 3 6.0 4 8.0
    F43 -Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders 7 7.0 1 2.0 6 12.0
    F61 -Mixed and other personality disorders 7 7.0 2 4.0 5 10.0

* The frequencies of the 2x2 table are exactly the same.