Table 3.
Inpatient service use over 18 months for clients with serious mental illness assigned to assertive community treatment or to community mental health team care. Values are numbers (percentages) of clients unless stated otherwise
| Variable | Assertive community treatment team (n=124) | Community mental health team (n=119) |
|---|---|---|
| Total No of inpatient days: | ||
| Mean (SD) | 162 (161) | 144 (140) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 120 (27-231) | 130 (14-215) |
| No of new admissions: | ||
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.4) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-2) |
| No of days per admission: | ||
| Mean (SD) | 65 (91) | 52 (66) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 27 (0-95) | 27 (0-86) |
| No of days to discharge if recruited as inpatient: | n=60 | n=55 |
| Mean (SD) | 158 (177) | 141 (159) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 70 (29-272) | 61 (14-215) |
| Inpatient throughout | 7 (6) | 3 (30) |
| Any admission | 73 (59) | 65 (55) |
| n=73 | n=65 | |
| 1 admission | 39 (32) | 31 (26) |
| 2 admissions | 23 (19) | 17 (14) |
| >2 admissions | 11 (9) | 17 (14) |
| Involuntary admissions | 60 (82) | 54 (83) |
| ≥1 PICU admissions | 17 (23) | 16 (25) |
| ≥1 MSU admissions | 4 (<1) | 1 (<1) |
PICU=psychiatric intensive care unit; MSU=medium secure unit.