Discrepancy in Taiwanese psychiatrists’ preferences for long-acting injectable antipsychotics across facilities: a nationwide questionnaire survey

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic data of psychiatrists who participated in our study

Psychiatrists’ background	Total sample (n=142)	General hospitals (n=110)	Psychiatric hospitals (n=32)
Male	114 (80.3)	86 (78.2)	28 (87.5)
Practice experience (years)
<5	37 (26.1)	30 (27.3)	7 (21.9)
6–10	34 (23.9)	28 (25.5)	6 (18.8)
11–15	27 (19)	22 (20)	5 (15.6)
16–20	22 (15.5)	14 (12.7)	8 (25)
>20	22 (15.5)	16 (14.5)	6 (18.8)

Note: Data shown as n (%).

Table 2 Patterns in prescribing LAIs at different stages and for different symptoms by female and male psychiatrists

Disease stage and symptoms	Females (n=28)	Males (n=114)	P-value
Acute stage	5.7±2.5	5.9±2.7	0.791
Stable stage	8±1.6	8.1±1.7	0.805
Positive symptoms	7.8±1.7	8±1.5	0.544
Negative symptoms	5±2.7	5.9±2.3	0.084

Note: Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviation: LAIs, long-acting injectables antipsychotics.

Table 3 Patterns in prescribing LAIs at different stages and for different symptoms by junior psychiatrists (clinical experience <10 years) and senior psychiatrists (clinical experience >10 years)

Disease stage and symptoms	Junior psychiatrists (n=71)	Senior psychiatrists (n=71)	P-value
Acute stage	6±2.3	5.7±3	0.489
Stable stage	8.1±1.7	8.1±1.7	0.997
Positive symptoms	7.9±1.6	8±1.6	0.583
Negative symptoms	5.9±2.1	5.6±2.7	0.572

Note: Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviation: LAIs, long-acting injectables antipsychotics.

Table 4 Patterns in prescribing LAIs at different stages and for different symptoms by psychiatrists in general hospitals and those in psychiatric hospitals

Disease stage and symptoms	General hospitals (n=110)	Psychiatric hospitals (n=32)	P-value
Acute stage	6.1±2.7	5±2.4	0.049
Chronic stage	8.2±1.7	7.6±1.6	0.079
Positive symptoms	8.2±1.5	7.2±1.6	0.002
Negative symptoms	5.8±2.5	5.7±2.2	0.928

Note: Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviation: LAIs, long-acting injectables antipsychotics.

Table 5 Patterns in prescribing LAIs for different durations of disease by psychiatrists in general hospitals and those in psychiatric hospitals

Total disease duration (years)	General hospitals (n=110)	Psychiatric hospitals (n=32)	P-value
<5	7.1±2.5	5.5±2.7	0.002
5–10	7.3±2.3	6.4±2.1	0.055
11–15	7.1±2.1	6.1±2.4	0.019
16–20	6.8±2.5	5.9±3.0	0.077

Note: Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviation: LAIs, long-acting injectables antipsychotics.