Table 3 Proportion of eligible patients who received encouragement using case management

Number of eligible patients for encouragement (outpatients with schizophrenia aged 40, 50, or 60 years old)^a

61

67

27

20

8

2

Number of eligible patients for whom the encouragement was omitted^b

10

7

2

0

1

0

Number of eligible patients for whom the encouragement was deemed inappropriate by their psychiatrists

4

6

1

1

0

0

Number of eligible patients who received encouragement^c

24

20

18

10

4

2

Number of eligible patients who declined to receive encouragement

15

21

3

0

3

0

Number of eligible patients who could not be contacted

8

13

3

9

0

0

Proportion of eligible patients who received encouragement^d

47.0%

33.3%

72.0%

50.0%

57.1%

100.0%