Table 1.

Continuity of care outcomes after psychiatric hospital discharge.

	9-Month Outcome Assessment												18-Month Outcome Assessment
	USO					CTI					Group comparison		USO					CTI					Group comparison
	n	M	Mdn	P75	P25	n	M	Mdn	P75	P25	χ2, z	p	n	M	Mdn	P75	P25	n	M	Mdn	P75	P25	χ2, z	p
Perceived ease of access‡:	63	12.3	12.3	14.5	10.5	67	12.6	12.6	15	11	z = −0.78	0.45	50	11.9	12	14.2	10.3	57	12.8	12.8	14	11.33	z = −1.4	0.16
Change in provider (%):
in psychiatrist	24	44%				18	30%				χ2 = 2.3	0.13	19	40%				21	40%				χ2 <0.01	1.00
in case manager/therapist	22	41%				14	23%				χ2 = 4.0	0.046	22	50%				23	46%				χ2 = 0.2	0.70
Length of relationship (months):
with same psychiatrist	49	6.9	9	9	2	49	8.0	9	9	4	z = −1.9	0.05	42	12.0	12	18	2	48	14.4	18	18	6	z = −1.6	0.11
with same case manager	41	7.5	9	9	2	50	10.0	9	9	9	z = −2.3	0.02	39	11.2	8	18	2	47	11.4	8	18	3	z = −0.7	0.51
with same therapist/counselor	19	7.1	9	9	4	25	10.0	9	9	2	z = −0.4	0.66	20	10.7	10.5	18	3	21	14.1	14	18	3	z = −0.1	0.96
Number of changes†:
in psychiatrist	20	2.8	2	5	1	17	2.7	2	3	2	z = −0.2	0.87	19	2.8	2	5	1	21	1.8	1	2	1	z = 1.8	0.07
in case manager/therapist	15	2.8	2	4	1	14	3.1	3	4	1	z = −0.4	0.66	20	2.4	2	3	1	23	1.5	1	1	1	z = 2.5	0.01
Transition ratings†‡:
in psychiatrist	20	37.1	14.6	79	0	16	43.2	39.6	67	20.9	z = −0.8	0.44*	17	28.3	16.7	50	0	18	41.3	39.6	75	8	z = −1.00	0.32
in case manager/therapist	18	31.8	28.1	63	0	14	39.4	45.8	58.3	0	z = −0.6	0.55	18	40.3	37.5	75	0	22	40.4	41.7	69	6	z = −0.2	0.84

^†Analyses conducted when there are change in service provider which explains smaller sample sub-population. Significance of adjusted quintile regression analyses

^*p≤0.05.

^‡Higher rating is better COC