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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 20.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Feb 3;72(4):399–407. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000241

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by client family involvement preferences (N=761)

Grouped by Baseline Family Involvement Preference
No Involvement (n=45) Conditional Involvement (n=266) Unconditional Involvement (n=450) Difference btw groups
Measures N % or Mean±SD N % or Mean±SD N % or Mean±SD p-value
Demographics
Age (years) 45 23.0±3.0 266 21.6±3.2 450 20.8±3.2 <.001
Gender 0.018
 Female 14 31% 82 31% 91 20%
 Male 31 69% 182 68% 357 79%
 Other 0 0% 2 1% 2 0%
Race 0.036
 White (non-Hispanic) 15 33% 94 35% 108 24%
 Black (non-Hispanic) 13 29% 89 34% 161 36%
 Hispanic 11 24% 63 24% 138 31%
 Other 6 13% 20 8% 43 10%
Insurance status 0.027
 Uninsured 4 9% 19 7% 23 5%
 Public 25 56% 111 42% 233 52%
 Private 14 31% 116 44% 180 40%
 Other 2 4.4% 20 8% 14 3%
Primary language <.001
 English 43 96% 251 94% 385 86%
 Spanish 0 0% 4 2% 36 8.%
 Other 2 4% 11 4% 28 6%
Highest grade completed 0.002
 <HS 9 20% 60 23% 136 30%
 HS or GED 8 18% 49 18% 92 20%
 Some college 15 33% 117 44% 180 40%
 College graduate 13 29% 40 15% 42 9%
Family and Support System
Current family contact with client <.001
 Daily 26 62% 224 85% 425 94%
 Weekly 6 14% 31 12% 19 4%
 Monthly or less 10 24% 8 3% 6 1%
Lives with family <.001
 Parents 27 60% 205 77% 398 88%
 Other family (not parents) 3 7% 17 6% 31 7%
 Alone 5 11% 25 9% 8 2%
 Other 10 22% 19 7% 13 3%
Lives with anyone (% yes) 40 89% 241 91% 442 98% <.001
Has support person (% yes) 28 62% 241 91% 438 97% <.001
Homeless (% yes) 11 24% 21 8% 14 3% <.001
Clinical
Ever hospitalized (% yes) 37 82% 226 85% 388 86% 0.726
Number of prior hospitalizations 39 1.7±1.3 234 1.7±1.1 403 1.5±1.0 0.088
Current prescription for antipsychotics <.001
 Not medication adherent 8 18% 54 20% 54 12%
 Medication adherent 23 51% 159 60% 331 74%
 Not prescribed 6 13% 23 9% 20 4%
 Unknown 8 18% 30 11% 45 10%
Time to 1st mental health contact (days) median (IQR) 44 37.0 (11.0–183.0) 264 29.0 (2.0–119.0) 443 25.0 (2.0–90.0) 0.224
Family involvement in initial pathways to care referral chains (% yes) 21 47% 165 62% 326 73% <.001
Any substance use 33 73% 153 58% 229 51% 0.008
Discharged within one year 22 49% 96 36% 137 30% 0.024
Functioning
GAF social functioning 0.223
 < 40 8 18% 31 12% 52 12%
 40–70 28 62% 178 67% 273 69%
 >=70 9 20% 56 21% 124 28%
GAF occupational functioning 0.660
 < 40 31 69% 166 63% 301 67%
 40–70 11 24% 74 28% 105 23%
 >=70 3 7% 24 9% 44 10%
GAF symptoms 0.367
 < 40 37 82% 214 81% 371 82%
 40–70 8 18% 47 18% 77 17%
 >=70 0 0% 5 2% 2 0%
Employment at admission (% yes) 11 24% 53 20% 55 12% 0.006
Early Discharge
Discharged within one year (% yes) 22 49% 96 36% 137 30% 0.024
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GAF scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 representing better functioning