Table 3 Sociodemographic, clinical, and contextual characteristics of the study sample and sub-sample with at least one involuntary hospitalization
From: Factors associated with involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in Portugal
| Full sample (n = 3871) | Respondents with ≥ 1 involuntary hospitalization (n = 604) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 1977 | 51.1 | 249 | 41.2 |
| Men | 1894 | 48.9 | 355 | 58.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 15–29 | 679 | 17.5 | 112 | 18.5 |
| 30–49 | 1802 | 46.5 | 317 | 52.5 |
| 50–64 | 826 | 21.3 | 117 | 19.4 |
| ≥ 65 | 565 | 14.6 | 58 | 9.6 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 1702 | 45.5 | 356 | 61.0 |
| Married/cohabitating | 1222 | 32.6 | 113 | 19.3 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 819 | 21.9 | 115 | 19.7 |
| Education | ||||
| None or primary education | 773 | 31.9 | 84 | 21.3 |
| Basic education | 858 | 35.4 | 143 | 36.2 |
| Secondary education | 404 | 16.7 | 77 | 19.5 |
| Higher education | 390 | 16.1 | 91 | 23.0 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Workers or students | 1076 | 31.3 | 165 | 29.4 |
| Unemployed | 915 | 26.6 | 180 | 32.0 |
| Retired or others | 1445 | 42.1 | 217 | 38.6 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| Psychiatric diagnosis | ||||
| Mood and anxiety disorders | 1603 | 41.7 | 154 | 25.6 |
| Dementia | 204 | 5.3 | 15 | 2.5 |
| Substance use disorders | 335 | 8.7 | 45 | 7.5 |
| Psychosis | 1269 | 33.0 | 338 | 56.1 |
| Other mental disorders | 433 | 11.3 | 50 | 8.3 |
| Suicide attempt | ||||
| Yes | 610 | 16.4 | 51 | 8.6 |
| No | 3117 | 83.6 | 545 | 91.4 |
| Contextual characteristics | ||||
| Year | ||||
| 2002 | 1188 | 30.7 | 115 | 19.0 |
| 2007 | 1309 | 33.8 | 226 | 37.4 |
| 2012 | 1375 | 35.5 | 263 | 43.5 |
| Psychiatric service | ||||
| Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE | 523 | 13.5 | 138 | 22.8 |
| Hospital de Magalhães Lemos EPE | 1556 | 40.2 | 177 | 29.3 |
| Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa | 991 | 25.6 | 138 | 22.8 |
| Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca EPE | 462 | 11.9 | 88 | 14.6 |
| Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo EPE | 340 | 8.8 | 63 | 10.4 |