Table 5.

Variables Associated With Long-Stay Inpatient Status in Public and Private Italian Acute Psychiatric Units (N = 997)

Variables		P-value (Wald test)**	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95%CI)
Age		P < 0.05	1.02 (1.00-1.04)
Gender	Female	NS	0.99 (0.59-1.68)
	Male*
Marital status	Single/divorced/widowed Married*	P < 0.05	2.43 (1.20-4.94)
Education	> 8 years	P < 0.05	2.03 (1.18-3.50)
	≤ 8 years*
Diagnosis	Organic disorder	NS	5.66 (0.58-55.18)
	Schizophrenic psychosis disorder	NS	6.89 (0.79-60.23)
	Mood disorder	NS	2.63 (0.31-22.48)
	Personality or substance abuse disorder	NS	2.86 (0.32-25.70)
	Anxiety disorder*
BPRS score
	Positive symptoms	NS	0.99 (0.92-1.07)
	Negative symptoms	NS	1.05 (0.98-1.13)
	Disorganization	NS	0.94 (0.85-1.05)
	Anxiety, Depression symptoms	NS	1.00 (0.95-1.06)
	Manic symptoms	NS	1.02 (0.94-1.11)
PSP score		P < 0.01	0.97 (0.96-0.99)
Violent episodes	Yes	P < 0.01	4.51 (1.74-11.70)
	No*
Psychotherapeutic treatment	Yes	NS	1.02 (0.58-1.79)
	No *
Rehabilitative treatment	Yes	P < 0.01	2.58 (1.36-4.91)
	No *
Family education treatment	Yes	NS	1.44 (0.81-2.58)
	No *
Type of service	Private	P < 0.001	9.98 (5.59-17.81)
	Public*

*Reference categories

**NS indicates not statistically significant