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Table 3 Comparison of health and social outcomes between the independent prescriber and nurse supplementary prescriber groups.

From: A comparison of the clinical effectiveness and costs of mental health nurse supplementary prescribing and independent medical prescribing: a post-test control group study

  

Nurse prescriber

Medical prescriber

95% CI of mean difference

 

N

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

SIMS overall score (0-17 : 17 = high satisfaction)

88

12.7 (4.22)

12.13 (4.33)

-1.45 to 2.40

MARS (5-25: 5 = high adherence

88

21.25 (4.09)

21.90 (2.68)

-2.25 to 0.94

WSAS: Work & Social Adjustment Scale

(0-40 : 40 = severe)

89

17.18 (17.05)

16.72 (10.08)

-4.17 to 4.62

Clinical Global Impression Scale (1-7 : 7 = severe)

88

3.56 (1.47)

3.22 (1.49)

-0.24 to 0.91

BDI-II Mean Score (Depression/Bipolar only patients)

(0-63 : 63 = severe depression)

46

17.95 (17.06)

20.69 (14.08)

-9.72 to 5.42

One item depression scale (Anxiety, Schizophrenia patients only) (1-8 : 8 = severe)

36

3.25 (1.98)

3.11 (0.83)

-0.67 to 1.04

CSQ-8 (8-32 : 32 = high satisfaction)

89

21.43 (5.35)

25.17(4.06)

-1.63 to 2.18

Side effects score (0-14; 14 = high prevalence of side effects)

90

4.06 (2.57)

4.44 (2.71)

-1.46 to 0.70

Satisfaction with prescriber (1-4 : 4 = high satisfaction)

90

3.42 (0.87)

3.04 (0.79)

0.03 to 0.72