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Table 1 Baseline characteristics on admission and discharge status

From: The prediction of discharge from in-patient psychiatric rehabilitation: a case-control study

 

Outcome status

 

Discharged

Non-discharged

Variable

(n = 34)

(n = 31)

Age, years: mean (s.d.)

35.8 (12.3)

39.1 (11.7)

Sex, n

  

   Males

23

22

   Females

11

9

Diagnosis1, n

  

   Schizophrenia (any type)

29

26

   Schizoaffective disorder

2

3

   Bipolar affective disorder

1

1

   Other psychotic illness

2

0

   Alcohol related brain damage

0

1

Date of admission, mean*

14-Oct-06

03-Jan-08

Length of admission, years: mean* (s.d.)

1.4 (0.8)

2.2 (1.3)

  1. 1. Due to small numbers, schizophrenia was compared against all other diagnoses grouped together.
  2. * P < 0.05