Table 3 Characteristics of absconding incidents (N  = 188)
|  | A Sept 1 2010 – Feb 29 2012 ( n  = 89) | Interim Mar 1 2012 – Aug 31 2012 ( n  = 40) | B Sept 1 2012 – Feb 28 2014 ( n  = 59) |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mdn/M (SD) | Mdn/M (SD) | Mdn/M (SD) | KW H |
Duration (hours) | 8.5/41.1 (95.5) | 6.5/53.7 (174.2) | 4.3/51.1 (144.7) | 5.33 |
Method |  | % |  | χ 2 |
  Off locked unit | 12.4 | 5.0 | 23.7 | 7.35* |
  From staff accompanied outing | 12.4 | 10.0 | 28.8 | 8.57* |
  From unaccompanied hospital pass | 41.6 | 65.0 | 33.9 | 9.81** |
  From unaccompanied community pass | 30.3 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 7.24* |
Location during leave |  | % |  | χ 2 |
  Within city limits, outdoors or public place | 57.3 | 45.0 | 69.5 | 5.99* |
  Own home | 11.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | -- |
  Friends/family home | 21.4 | 27.5 | 22.0 | 0.68 |
  Shelter | 13.5 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 2.82 |
  Hospital grounds | 9.0 | 27.5 | 20.3 | 7.79* |
Substance use (yes) | 31.5 | 35.0 | 27.1 | 0.72 |
Reoffense (yes) | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
Violence – perpetrator | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.8 | -- |
Violence – victim | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
Form of return |  | % |  | χ 2 |
  Self | 55.1 | 65.0 | 47.5 | 2.97 |
  Police | 33.7 | 25.0 | 28.8 | 1.08 |
  Hospital staff | 4.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 6.84* |
  Family member | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | -- |