Hospitalisation Utilisation and Costs in Schizophrenia Patients in Finland before and after Initiation of Risperidone Long-Acting Injection

Table 1

Patient characteristics at time of initiation of RLAI.

Variable	𝑁	Mean
Age (years)	177	47.1 (SD 13.6); Range 22–84
Female (%)	177	92 (52.0%)
Disease duration
Years	137*	15.3 (SD 12.5)
% less than 4 years	137*	31 (17.5%)
% 4 to 10 years	137*	44 (24.8%)
% more than 10 years	137*	102 (57.7%)
GAF (raw score)	21*	22.5 (SD 13.9); Range 5–60
GAS (raw score)	49*	35.2 (SD 9.6); Range 19–58
CGI-S (%)
Normal	177	0
Borderline or mildly Ill	177	1 (0.6%)
Moderately Ill	177	2 (1.1%)
Markedly Ill	177	16 (9.0%)
Severely or among most extensively Ill	177	8 (4.5%)
Unknown	177	150 (84.7%)
Occupational status (%)
Full time	177	2 (1.1%)
Part time	177	0
Sheltered work	177	1 (0.6%)
Unemployed	177	13 (7.3%)
Retired	177	121 (68.4%)
Long-term sick leave	177	33 (18.7%)
Other	177	7 (4.0%)
Unknown	177	0
Accommodation status (%)
Psychiatric nursing home	177	15 (8.5%)
Sheltered living	177	5 (2.8%)
With parents or relatives	177	20 (11.3%)
Own apartment	177	125 (70.6%)
Other	177	12 (6.8%)
Unknown	177	0

*Missing information resulted in reduced sample sizes.