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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2017 Jun 1;68(10):1016–1024. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600329

TABLE 2.

Baseline characteristics of study participants, by failed conditional discharge statusa

Failed conditional discharge
No (N=50)
Yes (N=20)
Characteristic N responses N % N responses N % pb

Age (M±SD) 50 35.5±12.3 20 36.4±9.8 .752
Gender 50 20 .697
 Male 30 60 13 65
 Female 20 40 7 35
Race-ethnicity 50 20 .116
 African American 40 80 11 55
 Caucasian 7 14 6 30
 Hispanic 3 6 3 15
Marital status 50 20 .389
 Never married 41 82 18 90
 Divorced 9 18 2 10
Highest level of education 43 19 .248
 Did not graduate high school 22 52 7 37
 Graduated high school 11 25 9 47
 Post high school 10 23 3 16
Employment 50 20 .095
 Unemployed 46 92 20 100
 Employed (paid, full- and part-time) 4 8 0 0
Primary diagnosis 50 20 .435
 Schizophrenia 28 56 8 40
 Depression with psychotic features 10 20 3 15
 Schizoaffective disorder 4 8 4 20
 Psychotic disorder, NOS 5 10 2 10
 Bipolar disorder with psychotic features 3 6 3 15
Co-occurring substance use disorder 50 .308
 Polysubstance use 20 40 12 60
 None 18 36 3 15
 Marijuana 7 14 3 15
 Cocaine 5 10 2 10
Days homelessc 41 26.8±64.6 17 32.4±44.9 .745
BPRS (M±SD)d 41 37.6±7.0 17 42.4±6.6 .018
ITAQ (M±SD)e 40 15.6±6.1 17 14.8±5.3 .655
MARS (M±SD)f 37 3.0±2.1 17 4.2±3.4 .109
ASI, alcohol (M±SD)g 41 .1±.2 17 .2±.2 .119
ASI, drugs (M±SD)h 40 .1±.1 17 .1±.1 .696
TSRQ autonomy subscale (M±SD)i 39 5.8±1.4 17 5.3±1.8 .289
LSI-R (M±SD)j 40 23.3±6.6 16 31.6±6.4 <.001
Lifetime arrests 50 14.4±21.0 20 21.0±19.3 .244
Lifetime convictions 50 6.4±11.4 20 11.8±12.7 .104
Hospital daysk,l 50 5.9±13.4 20 14.1±37.3 .200
Jail daysk 50 55.8±86.2 20 94.9±96.2 .116
Lifetime jail days (sentenced) (M±SD) 50 388±1012 20 943±1,163 .060
Lifetime months of probation (sentenced) (M±SD) 50 36.5±44.6 20 45.5±52.9 .472
a

Participants with a failed conditional discharge were removed from the intervention arm of the study protocol for failing to comply with the judge’s legal conditions but were continued in the data collection arm.

b

Based on a likelihood ratio test (beta=0) in a logistic regression of whether the variable had an effect (versus no effect) on failed conditional discharge status

c

During 6 months prior to enrollment

d

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (total score). Possible scores range from 18 to 126, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.

e

Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire (total score). Possible scores range from 0 to 22, with higher scores indicating greater insight into need for treatment.

f

Medication Adherence Rating Scale (total score). Possible scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating higher levels of medication adherence.

g

Addiction Severity Index. Scores for study participants ranged from 0 to .70, with higher scores indicating greater severity of alcohol addiction.

h

Addiction Severity Index. Scores for study participants ranged from 0 to .47, with higher scores indicating greater severity of drug addiction.

i

Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire. Possible scores range from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived autonomy related to taking antipsychotic medications.

j

Level of Service Inventory–Revised (total score). Possible scores range from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating greater risk of criminal recidivism.

k

During the year prior to enrollment

l

Includes days in both general and state psychiatric hospitals