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. 2013 Apr 18;13:117. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-117

Table 3.

Potential predictors associated with being admitted in logistic regression model (crude and adjusted odds ratios)

Variables
Bivariate model
Multivariate model
  Crude ORafor admission 95% CI pc Adjusted ORbfor admission 95% CI pc
Team level
 
 
 
 
 
 
Opening hours (37.5/week = ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team operates extended hours (70/week)
0.40
0.20–0.79
0.009
0.20
0.08–0.51
0.001
Team operates extended hours (75/week)
0.55
0.36–0.85
0.007
0.36
0.20–0.66
0.001
Team operates extended hours (86/week)
0.58
0.33–1.03
0.063
0.22
0.10–0.49
< 0.001
Number of team members
0.97
0.91–1.03
0.313
 
 
 
Full-time doctor as part of the team
0.89
0.49–1.61
0.691
 
 
 
Number of patients included
0.99
0.99–1.00
0.154
 
 
 
Focus on home treatment
1.39
0.79–2.44
0.256
 
 
 
Psychosis team in the catchment area
1.13
0.62–2.06
0.685
 
 
 
Accept self-referral
0.63
0.30–1.33
0.227
 
 
 
Authority to admit patients to acute in-patient wards
0.80
0.46–1.40
0.437
 
 
 
Patient level
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age
1.01
1.00–1.02
0.105
1.02
1.00–1.03
0.019
Gender
1.01
0.69–1.47
0.980
 
 
 
Living alone
0.95
0.64–1.40
0.786
 
 
 
Employed at present
0.51
0.31–0.82
0.006
 
 
 
Suicide risk (0 = ref):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Passive death wishes or suicidal thoughts without death intention
1.47
0.92–2.34
0.104
2.29
1.29–4.07
0.005
 2 Concrete suicidal plans or self-injury, but without death intention
3.75
2.21–6.33
< 0.001
6.88
2.48–13.63
< 0.001
 3 Self-injury with death intention
2.15
0.78–5.88
0.138
3.22
0.78–13.39
0.108
Non-accidental self-injury (HoNOS 2) (0 = ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Minor problem requiring no action
2.32
1.25–4.30
0.008
 
 
 
 2 Mild problem, but definitely present
2.09
1.04–4.20
0.040
 
 
 
 3 Moderately severe problem
2.75
1.43–5.28
0.002
 
 
 
 4 Severe to very severe problem
3.40
1.56–7.43
0.002
 
 
 
Substance misuse (HoNOS 3) (0 = ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Minor problem requiring no action
1.27
0.68–2.38
0.459
 
 
 
 2 Mild problem, but definitely present
1.24
0.60–2.54
0.558
 
 
 
 3 Moderately severe problem
1.70
0.92–3.14
0.092
 
 
 
 4 Severe to very severe problem
1.84
0.68–5.00
0.232
 
 
 
Psychotic symptoms (HoNOS 6) (0 = ref)
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Minor problem requiring no action
1.87
0.99–3.55
0.056
3.28
1.54–6.98
0.002
 2 Mild problem, but definitely present
3.08
1.60–5.91
0.001
2.33
1.06–5.14
0.037
 3 Moderately severe problem
8.37
4.04–17.35
< 0.001
8.62
3.32–22.34
< 0.001
 4 Severe to very severe problem
16.46
4.97–54.55
< 0.001
30.83
5.74–165.60
< 0.001
Depressive symptoms (HoNOS 7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Minor problem requiring no action
0.75
0.36–1.54
0.428
 
 
 
 2 Mild problem, but definitely present
0.94
0.50–1.77
0.847
 
 
 
 3 Moderately severe problem
1.38
0.71–2.69
0.350
 
 
 
 4 Severe to very severe problem
2.77
1.17–6.57
0.021
 
 
 
Physical attacks on others
1.11
0.58–2.14
0.746
 
 
 
Psychiatric admission past 12 months
3.85
2.42–6.13
< 0.001
2.69
1.58–4.57
< 0.001
Contact/support from CMHCs in the past 48 hours
3.09
1.63–5.85
0.001
3.78
1.56–9.21
0.004
Self-referral
0.75
0.48–1.19
0.220
 
 
 
Delivered to CRT by the police 4.00 1.81–8.85 0.001      

acrude odds ratios (bivariate analyses); badjusted odds ratios from a multivariate model reduced by stepwise selection method using Akaike’s information criterion; c asterisks on p-values indicate significant predictors after Holm’s adjustment for family-wise error rates was applied.