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Table 3 Differences in rates (%) of rehospitalization (cumulative)

From: A comparison of decisions to discharge committed psychiatric patients between treating physicians and district psychiatric committees: an outcome study

Hospitalization type

Group

Within 30 days

Within 180 days

Within 365 days

HR/OR (95% CL)

Hospitalization (All)

Committees

20

43.7

55.8

 
 

Doctors

15.4

36.7

49.4

 
 

Difference

4.6

7

6.4

 
 

P

χ 2 = 6.617, p = .010

χ 2 = 9.046, p = .003

χ 2 = 6.887, p = .009

1.204 (1.057–1.373)

Involuntary hospitalizationa

Committees

10.6

22.7

29.9

 

(court and civil)

Doctors

6.1

15.2

21.4

 
 

Difference

4.5

7.5

8.5

 
 

P

χ 2 = 13.900, p = .000

χ 2 = 17.970, p = .000

χ 2 = 17.736, p = .000

1.225 (1.022–1.469)

Involuntary hospitalizationa

Committees

1.5

3.2

4.5

 

(court order)

Doctors

0.74

2.4

3.4

 
 

Difference

0.76

0.8

1.1

 
 

P

χ 2 = 2.865, p = .090

χ 2 = 1.23, p = .267

χ 2 = 1.445, p = .230

1.521 (.950–2.433)

“Success”/“Failure”a

Committees

20

32.1

33.3

 
 

Doctors

15.4

24.4

25.5

 
 

Difference

4.6

7.7

7.8

 
 

P

χ 2 = 6.617, p = .010

χ 2 = 13.021, p = .000

χ 2 = 13.493, p = .000

0.700 (.586–.863)

  1. aThe legal status of two rehospitalizations in the TP group was unclear and was not included.
  2. Significance (p <0.005) and significant HR/OR are in bold