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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