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Table 3 Number (%) of patients with CGI-I rating after 8 weeks of antidepressant treatment according to the primary care physician and the patient, and agreement between physician and patient

From: Antidepressant treatment and cultural differences - a survey of the attitudes of physicians and patients in Sweden and Turkey

Measure

Sweden (2)

Turkey (n = 328)

P-value

Physician CGI-I, n (%)

Very much improved

10 (12.2%)

73 (23.1%)

 
 

Much improved

40 (48.8%)

184 (58.2%)

0.001

 

Minimal improved

23 (28.0%)

46 (14.6%)

 
 

Same/worse

9 (11.0%)

13 (4.1%)

 

Patient CGI-I, n (%)

Very much improved

7 (8.9%)

85 (27.2%)

 
 

Much improved

31 (39.2%)

173 (55.3%)

<0.001

 

Minimal improved

31 (39.2%)

27 (8.6%)

 
 

Same/worse

10 (12.7%)

28 (8.9%)

 

Physician-patient agreement, n (%)

Same assessment

48 (60.8%)

227 (72.8%)

0.040

  1. P-values from tests of equal prevalence (Fisher Exact test)