From: Systematic monitoring of needs for care and global outcomes in patients with severe mental illness
years since baseline as a categorical variable | years since baseline linear | ||||||
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years since 1st assessment | n | Mean GAF (sd) | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
GAF impairment | 0 (ref) | 718 | 50.5 (14.8) | 0 | |||
1 | 153 | 55.4 (14.6) | 3.73** | 1.66; 5.80 | |||
2 | 73 | 54.3 (16.5) | 1.30 | -1.54; 4.16 | 0.69** | 0.17-1.22 | |
3 | 67 | 57.0 (15.4) | 4.85** | 1.87; 7.85 | |||
4-5 year | 93 | 54.5 (16.5) | 3.04* | 0.11; 5.97 | |||
6-9 year | 74 | 50.2 (16.3) | 1.92 | -1.80; 5.64 | |||
GAF psychopathology | 0 (ref) | 722 | 53.5 (16.0) | 0 | |||
1 | 157 | 58.8 (15.4) | 3.67** | 1.45; 5.88 | |||
2 | 73 | 58.3 (18.0) | 1.54 | -1.54; 4.62 | 0.24 | -0.32;0.81 | |
3 | 68 | 58.7 (16.1) | 3.59 | 0.36; 6.81 | |||
4-5 year | 96 | 54.8 (17.6) | 0.57 | -2.55; 3.69 | |||
6-9 year | 79 | 50.4 (18.0) | 0.92 | -4.63; 3.29 |