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Table 2 Clinical and treatment characteristics

From: Treatment persistence in patients with schizophrenia treated with lurasidone in Italian clinical practice

 

Total (N = 41)

Time since schizophrenia diagnosis (years)

 n

41

 Mean (SD)

11.8 (12.26)

 Median

6.5

 Q1; Q3

0.8; 20.4

 Range

0; 39

Reason to initiate LUR treatment, n (%)

 First choice treatment

5 (12.20)

 Previous drugs adherence problems

12 (29.27)

 Previous drugs lack of efficacy

15 (36.59)

 Previous drugs tolerability problems

6 (14.63)

 Other

3 (7.32)

Health setting at LUR initiation, n (%)

 Hospital

22 (53.66)

 Outpatient visit

19 (46.34)

CGI-S measurement at lurasidone initiation, n (%)

 Borderline mentally ill

2 (4.88)

 Mildly ill

1 (2.44)

 Moderately ill

8 (19.51)

 Markedly ill

7 (17.07)

 Severely ill

12 (29.27)

 Missing

11 (26.83)

  1. Index date is defined as LUR start date. Time from diagnosis is defined as: index date—date of diagnosis + 1. Percentages were computed on the eligible population
  2. CGI-S Clinical Global Impression—Severity scale, LUR lurasidone, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, SD standard deviation