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. 2022 Jul 27;5(7):e2223891. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23891

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.

a

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).