Table 2. Effect Sizes at Baseline and 90 Days After SIP Entry for SIP Guests and Matched Controls.
Type of service | Mean (95% CI) | Cohen d (95% CI)a | |
---|---|---|---|
SIP hotel guest (n = 343) | Control (n = 343) | ||
Emergency department visits, No. | |||
Baseline | 1.84 (1.52 to 2.17) | 1.33 (1.39 to 1.58) | 0.05 (–0.20 to 0.10) |
3 mo | 0.82 (0.66 to 0.99) | 1.00 (0.80 to 1.20) | 0.20 (0.04 to 0.34) |
Inpatient days, No. | |||
Baseline | 4.00 (2.44 to 5.56) | 2.27 (1.27 to 3.27) | 0.17 (0.02 to 0.32) |
3 mo | 0.81 (0.40 to 1.23) | 1.85 (1.06 to 2.65) | 0.20 (0.05 to 0.35) |
Inpatient stays, No. | |||
Baseline | 0.41 (0.30 to 0.51) | 0.27 (0.19 to 0.34) | 0.18 (0.03 to 0.33) |
3 mo | 0.14 (0.09 to 0.19) | 0.22 (0.15 to 0.29) | 0.18 (0.03 to 0.33) |
Psychiatric emergency visits, No. | |||
Baseline | 0.03 (0.01 to 0.05) | 0.02 (0.01 to 0.04) | 0.08 (–0.07 to 0.23) |
3 mo | 0.01 (0.00 to 0.01) | 0.02 (0.00 to 0.03) | 0.18 (0.03 to 0.33) |
Inpatient psychiatric stays, No. | |||
Baseline | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01) | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01) | 0.05 (–0.10 to 0.20) |
3 mo | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00) | 0.06 (–0.09 to 0.21) |
Outpatient visits, No. | |||
Baseline | 0.45 (0.31 to 0.59) | 0.25 (0.17 to 0.34) | 0.21 (0.06 to 0.36) |
3 mo | 0.33 (0.22 to 0.45) | 0.24 (0.15 to 0.32) | 0.07 (–0.08 to 0.22) |
Outpatient mental health visits, No. | |||
Baseline | 2.32 (1.24 to 3.40) | 2.81 (1.52 to 4.11) | 0.06 (–0.09 to 0.21) |
3 mo | 2.88 (1.47 to 4.29) | 3.05 (1.56 to 4.54) | 0.02 (–0.13 to 0.17) |
Methadone maintenance and/or buprenorphine treatment visits, No. | |||
Baseline | 6.64 (1.93 to 11.36) | 6.94 (2.02 to 11.87) | 0.02 (–0.13 to 0.16) |
3 mo | 8.96 (2.42 to 15.51) | 7.89 (2.12 to 13.67) | 0.04 (–0.11 to 0.19) |
Abbreviation: SIP, shelter-in-place.
Standardized difference d (Cohen d) interpretation: If the 95% CI spans 0, there is no difference in means (d < 0.2, very small effect; 0.2 ≤ d <0.5, small effect; 0.5 ≤ d <0.8, medium effect; and d ≥ 0.8, large effect).