Sexual orientation differences in treatment expectation, alliance, and outcome among patients at risk for suicide in a public psychiatric hospital

Table 3 Sexual orientation differences in treatment outcome (primary hypothesis), working alliance and treatment expectation (secondary hypothesis)

	Heterosexual M (SD) or n (%)	Sexual Minority M (SD) or n (%)	t-test or OR (95%-CI)	Cohen’s d (95%-CI) Regression Coefficient (SE)
Treatment Outcome (Primary Hypothesis)
Difference Intake vs. Discharge
Suicide ideation	4.80 (7.76)	5.31 (7.88)	−0.66 (200.88)	−0.06 (−0.26–0.13)
				Unadjusted 0.51 (0.76)
				Adjusted^a 2.26 (3.65)
Hopelessness	3.55 (4.86)	3.67 (4.76)	−0.03 (206.18)	−0.03 (−0.22–0.17)
				Unadjusted 0.13 (0.479)
				Adjusted^b 0.82 (0.55)
Depression	12.51 (10.80)	12.78 (10.91)	−0.25 (201.46)	−0.02 (−0.22–0.17)
				Unadjusted 0.27 (1.06)
				Adjusted^c 11.78 (4.98)*
Responder Analysis
Suicide Ideation
Responder	194 (39)	57 (44)	Baseline
Nonresponder	74 (15)	26 (20)	1.20 (0.69–2.04)	Adjusted^d 0.44 (0.18–1.05)
Nonpathological	234 (47)	48 (37)	-
Hopelessness
Responder	93 (19)	22 (17)	Baseline
Nonresponder	290 (58)	86 (66)	1.25 (0.75–2.15)	Adjusted^e 2.01 (0.97–4.16)
Nonpathological	119 (24)	23 (18)	-
Depression
Responder	304 (61)	84 (64)	Baseline
Nonresponder	127 (25)	37 (28)	1.06 (0.67–1.63)	Adjusted^f 0.77 (0.46–1.28)**
Nonpathological	71 (14)	10 (8)	-
Secondary Hypothesis
Treatment Expectancy (at intake)	73.13 (23.29)	73.70 (23.06)	−0.25 (204.65)	−0.02 (−0.22–0.17)
			Unadjusted	0.54 (2.28)
			Adjusted^g	16.53 (8.06)*
Working Alliance (at discharge, n = 629)	47.54 (9.07)	48.37 (9.46)	−0.90 (193.23)	−0.09 (−0.28–0.10)
			Unadjusted	0.83 (0.90)
			Adjusted^h	12.74 (5.06)*

Note:
^aAdjusted for nationality, diagnosis (F3, F6, F7), length of stay, and interaction F7 x SM, and length of stay x SM
^bAdjusted for income, mother language, diagnosis (F0, F3, F6, F8), length of stay, and interaction F6 x SM
^cAdjusted for income, mother language, F3 diagnosis, length of stay, and interaction length of stay x SM
^dAdjusted for gender, mother language, F6 diagnosis, length of stay, and the interactions F3 x SM, F6 x SM, and length of stay x SM
^eAdjusted for nationality, length of stay, and F4 diagnosis (with interaction term F4 x SM)
^fAdjusted for mother language, length of stay, and interaction of SM x length of stay
^gAdjusted for age, education, income, diagnosis (F1, F3, F6, F8), length of stay, nationality, and nationality x SM
^hAdjusted for age, income, mother language, F6 diagnosis, nationality, nationality x SM, length of stay, and length of stay x SM
*p < .05. **p < .01

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