Table 8.
Impact of baseline service user characteristics on costs at baseline and follow-up
| Baseline costs (N = 351) | Follow-up costs (N = 326) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Coefficient | SE | 95 % CI | Coefficient | SE | 95 % CI |
| Male | −280.3 | 126.7 | (-528.6, -32) | −206.8 | 166.4 | (-532.9, 119.3) |
| White | −423.4 | 209.7 | (-834.3, -12.4) | 312.9 | 276.2 | (-228.4, 854.3) |
| GAF score | −15.7 | 8 | (-31.4, -0.1) | −31.1 | 13.5 | (-57.6, -4.6) |
| Age | 2.4 | 4.8 | (-7.1, 11.9) | 2.6 | 7.4 | (-11.9, 17.1) |
| Type D behaviours (SPRS) | 188.4 | 91.7 | (8.7, 368.2) | 133.7 | 122.7 | (-106.8, 374.3) |
| Type A behaviours (SPRS) | 154.9 | 122.5 | (-85.2, 395.1) | 329.9 | 168.6 | (-0.6, 660.4) |
| Involuntarily admitted | 38.5 | 134.8 | (-225.7, 302.6) | 40.5 | 165.1 | (-283.1, 364.1) |
| Baseline cost | 0 | 0.1 | (-0.1, 0.2) | |||
| Constant | 3156.6 | 608.8 | (1963.3, 4349.9) | 2607.5 | 914.1 | (815.8, 4399.2) |
SPRS Special Problems Rating Scale (a measure of challenging behaviours). Type A sub-scale assesses risk of violence and arson. Type D sub-scale includes assessment of self-harm and suicide risk