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Table 3 First contact and dropout (during follow-up) stratified by treatment programme

From: The effectiveness of assertive community treatment for elderly patients with severe mental illness: a randomized controlled trial

 

ACTE n = 32 (%)

TAU n = 30 (%)

Test of significance

First contact within 3 months

   

 Yes

31 (96.9)

20 (66.7)

X2 (df = 1) = 9.68

 No

1 (3.1)

10 (33.3)

p = 0.002

Drop - out

   

 Yes

6 (18.8)

15* (50)

X2 (df = 1) = 6.75

 No

26 (81.3)

15 (50)

p = 0.009

  1. chi-squared test was used.
  2. *2 patients dropped out temporarily (for 8 and 10 months).
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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