Table 2 Comparison between the demographic and clinical characteristics of pre- and post-accreditation patients
| Variable | Study period | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pre-accreditation n = 177 (%) |
Post-accreditation n = 182 (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 82 (46.3) | 84 (46.2) | 0.999 |
| Female | 95 (53.7) | 98 (53.8) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| <25 | 50 (28.2) | 59 (32.4) | 0.590 |
| 25–50 | 104 (58.8) | 104 (57.1) | |
| >50 | 23 (13.0) | 19 (10.5) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 98 (55.4) | 112 (61.5) | 0.352 |
| Divorced/separated | 20 (11.3) | 22 (12.1) | |
| Married | 59 (33.3) | 48 (26.4) | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Organic mental disorders | 6 (3.4) | 11 (6.0) | 0.089 |
| Non-affective psychosis | 78 (44.1) | 61 (33.5) | |
| Affective psychosis | 73 (41.2) | 94 (51.6) | |
| Others disorders | 20 (11.3) | 16 (8.8) | |