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Table 2 Comparison of groups

From: Do electronic health records affect the patient-psychiatrist relationship? A before & after study of psychiatric outpatients

 

Pre-implementation

Post-implementation

χ2 (t for age)

df

p

Number of respondents

149

137

   

Average age (years)

49.9

47.6

t = 1.823

284

0.07

% female (n)

50% (75)

55% (75)

0.747

1

0.39

Race*:

  

2.654

2

0.27

Caucasian

91 (61%)

74 (54%)

   

Hispanic

39 (26%)

48 (35%)

   

Other

19 (13%)

15 (11%)

   

Primary diagnosis**:

  

0.555

2

0.78

Mood

83 (55%)

80 (59%)

   

Psychotic

48 (32%)

43 (31%)

   

Other

19 (13%)

14 (10%)

   
  1. * Racial categories of "Black or African American" (9 pre-implementation; 7 post-implementation), "American Indian or Alaskan Native" (0 pre-implementation; 2 post-implementation); and "Other" (9 pre-implementation; 6 post-implementation) were combined into one "Other" category for statistical analysis.
  2. ** Primary diagnosis categories of "Anxiety" (16 pre-implementation; 8 post-implementation), "Substance use" (0 pre-implementation; 3 post-implementation), and "Other" (3 pre-implementation; 3 post-implementation) were combined into one "Other" category for statistical analysis.