Treatment Engagement of Psychotic Patients with a Mobile Mental Health Unit in Rural Areas in Greece: A Five-Year Study

Table 1

Psychotic patients’ characteristics.

	Patients currently in follow-up (𝑛=43)	Disengaged patients (𝑛=21)	Statistical test, 𝑃 value
Age (years, mean, and SD)	50.4±14.5	51.4±15.6	𝑡=−0.248, 𝑃=0.805
Gender (male)	29	12	𝑥^2=0.65, 𝑃=0.42
Illness duration (years, mean, and SD)	22.8±11.5	25.5±11.9	𝑡=−0.869, 𝑃=0.388
Lives with a caregiver	37	16	𝑥^2=0.963, 𝑃=0.326
Substance abuse	15	5	𝑥^2=0.805, 𝑃=0.369
Baseline CGI (mean, SD)	4.18±1.18	4.23±1.28	𝑡=−0.159, 𝑃=0.875
Home-based care	17	9	𝑥^2=0.065, 𝑃=0.799
Mean follow-up duration (months, mean, and SD)	31.1±18.77	15.9±13.26	NA

NA: not applicable.