Table 1.
Clinical and demographic features of approached and not approached patients, and participants and non-consenters
| Not approached (n = 1311) | Approached (n = 2315) | Non-consenters (n = 483) | Study participants (n = 378) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | ||||
| Male | 60.0 | 55.4 | 63.4 | 61.4 |
| Female | 40.0 | 44.6 | 36.6 | 38.6 |
| Age (years)2,5 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 39.8 (17.1) | 41.8 (14.2) | 38.9 (11.7) | 39.1 (12.0) |
| Median (range Min–Max) | 37 (10–94) | 41 (18–93) | 38 (18–82) | 38.5 (19–74) |
| Relationship status (%) | ||||
| Single | 59.0 | 58.6 | 70.8 | 66.4 |
| Married/De facto | 25.7 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 18.0 |
| Separated/divorced | 11.0 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 12.7 |
| Widowed | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Not stated/inadequately described | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status (%)1,2,3 | ||||
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 12.8 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 14.0 |
| Neither Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander/unknown | 87.2 | 88.4 | 82.3 | 86.0 |
| Diagnosis type (%)2,3,4 | ||||
| Schizophrenia and related psychosis | 14.1 | 27.6 | 37.1 | 19.0 |
| Anxiety and stress related disorders | 20.3 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| Mood disorders | 23.1 | 30.8 | 22.4 | 27.0 |
| Substance-related disorders | 21.2 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 25.4 |
| Personality and other disorders | 21.3 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 16.7 |
| Length of stay (days) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 12.4 (62.1) | 16.8 (28.7) | 17.6 (24.4) | 15 (18.7) |
| Median (range Min–Max) | 2 (0–1715) | 10 (0–945) | 10 (0–236) | 8 (0–121) |
| Legal status on admission (%)1,4,5 | ||||
| Voluntary | 55.6 | 53.2 | 49.3 | 52.1 |
| Involuntary | 44.4 | 46.8 | 50.7 | 47.9 |
| Employment status (%)1 | ||||
| Full time | – | – | – | 13.0 |
| Part time | – | – | – | 12.7 |
| Student | – | – | – | 2.6 |
| Unemployed/household duties/other | – | – | – | 71.7 |
| Highest education level achieved (%)1,2,3,4,6 | ||||
| Up to Third year of high school | – | – | – | 28.8 |
| School certificate | – | – | – | 34.1 |
| Higher school certificate (HSC) | – | – | – | 15.1 |
| Tertiary | – | – | – | 22.0 |
| Receipt of a government payment (%)4,5,6 | ||||
| Yes | – | – | – | 78.0 |
| Alcohol use (AUDIT-C) (%)a,1,2,5 | ||||
| Harmful/hazardous | – | – | – | 64.5 |
| Non-harmful/hazardous | – | – | – | 35.5 |
Entered in to regression analyses: 1 Acceptance of at least one telephone supportive call; 2 Accepting a higher proportion of calls; 3 NRT use; 4 Higher proportion of calls reporting NRT use; 5 Optimal use of NRT; 6 Use of Quitline
– Data not obtained for respective sample
an = 377 due to missing data