Table 3 Referral and hospitalisation process of voluntary and involuntary patients admitted to 4 psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland (N = 5027)
Characteristics | VH (n = 3109) | IH (n = 1918) | p-value | Effect size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Referral from, % (n) | ||||||
Patient | 17.3 (512) | 2.1 (38) | <.0001a | V = .23d | ||
Family/relatives | 2.5 (73) | 1.5 (27) | .023a | V = .03c | ||
General practitioner | 11.3 (335) | 23.6 (426) | <.0001a | V = .16c | ||
General hospital | 15.3 (452) | 22.9 (413) | <.0001a | V = .10c | ||
Ambulatory psychiatrist | 46.5 (1375) | 33.8 (610) | <.0001a | V = .12c | ||
Psychiatric hospital | 4.1 (121) | 9.5 (171) | <.0001a | V = .11c | ||
Other institution | 1.8 (54) | 1.8 (33) | .997 a | V = .00c | ||
Civil justice/ other justice authority | 0.1 (2) | 2.7 (49) | <.0001a | V = .13c | ||
Police | 0.5 (15) | 1.7 (30) | <.0001a | V = .06c | ||
Other | 0.6 (19) | 0.5 (9) | .528 a | V = .01c | ||
Hospital District, % (n) | ||||||
District 1 | 18.5 (576) | 24.6 (472) | <.0001a | V = .09c | ||
District 2 | 25.5 (794) | 20.4 (391) | ||||
District 3 | 37.7 (1172) | 39.1 (750) | ||||
District 4 | 18.2 (567) | 15.9 (305) | ||||
Number of inpatient days, Mean (SD) Mdn (IQR) | 21.2 (25.3) | 14.3 (19.0) | 33.1 (40.9) | 21.0 (32.5) | <.0001b | r = −.16c |