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. 2018 Oct 3;46(1):105–114. doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0898-2

Table 2.

30 + ALC designations by interRAI scales and CAPs among mental health inpatients in Ontario, 2011–2013 (n = 76,184)

Scale/clinical assessment protocol Variable level % (N) of overall sample WTIS (30 + Days ALC)
% (N) OR (95% CI)
Social withdrawal scale (SW) 0 23.4 (17,868) 1.4 (256) Reference
1–2 30.4 (23,180) 1.4 (312) 0.94 (0.80–1.11)
3–6 46.12 (35,136) 1.0 (333) 0.66 (0.56–0.78)***
Positive symptoms scale—long (PSSL) 0 43.2 (32,905) 0.9 (297) Reference
1–3 20.4 (15,548) 1.4 (223) 1.60 (1.34–1.90)***
4–8 22.1 (16,855) 1.5 (249) 1.65 (1.39–1.95)***
9–24 14.3 (10,876) 1.2 (132) 1.35 (1.10–1.66)**
Instrumental activities of daily living scale (IADL) 0 60.4 (45,995) 0.2 (110) Reference
1–3 13.8 (10,514) 0.5 (50) 1.99 (1.43–2.79)***
4–9 11.7 (8942) 1.3 (114) 5.39 (4.14–7.01)***
10–18 7.4 (5671) 2.9 (167) 12.65 (9.93–16.12)***
19–30 6.6 (5062) 9.1 (460) 41.69 (33.78–51.44)***
Activities of daily living scale (ADL) 0 86.7 (66,071) 0.5 (339) Reference
1–2 6.6 (5036) 3.4 (169) 6.73 (5.58–8.11)***
3–4 2.7 (2051) 5.6 (115) 11.52 (9.28–14.30)***
5–7 1.6 (1223) 7.9 (97) 16.70 (13.23–21.09)***
8–16 2.4 (1803) 10 (181) 21.63 (17.94–26.08)***
Depressive Severity Index (DSI) 0 26.8 (20,458) 1.7 (362) Reference
1–3 32.3 (24,625) 1.4 (346) 0.79 (0.68–0.92)**
4–7 24.7 (18,818) 0.8 (141) 0.42 (0.35–0.51)***
8–15 16.1 (12,283) 0.4 (52) 0.24 (0.18–0.32)***
Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) 0 65.1 (49,604) 0.3 (155) Reference
1–2 27.0 (20,601) 1.5 (308) 4.84 (3.99–5.88)***
3–6 7.9 (5979) 7.3 (438) 25.22 (20.95–30.35)***
Aggressive Behaviour Scale (ABS) 0 73.8 (56,198) 0.7 (387) Reference
1–3 14.5 (11,017) 2.1 (226) 3.02 (2.56–3.56)***
4–6 7.8 (5957) 2.8 (164) 4.08 (3.39–4.91)***
7–12 3.9 (3012) 4.1 (124) 6.19 (5.04–7.61)***
Support systems for discharge (SSDIS) Cap Not triggered 68.8 (52,438) 0.8 (438) Reference
Triggered 31.2 (23,746) 2.0 (463) 2.36 (2.07–2.69)***
Substance abuse CAP Not triggered 54.4 (41,468) 1.8 (727) Reference
Triggered for past use 5.7 (4310) 1.4 (61) 0.81 (0.62–1.05)
Triggered for current use 39.9 (30,406) 0.4 (113) 0.21 (0.17–0.26)***

In the 30 + Days ALC column, % (N) indicates the column percentage of the frequency table, representing the percentage of individuals who were designated as 30 + ALC. Variations in sample size are due to the deletion of missing cases

OR bivariate odds ratio, CI confidence interval

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.0001