Table 3 Factors associated with improvement in K-10 scores (reduction desired) and GSES scores (increase desired), from service entry to exit

Baseline score

1-point increment in score

−0.60 (− 0.74, − 0.46)

< 0.0001 ***

− 0.57 (− 0.70, − 0.43)

<.0001 ***

Age

1-year increment in age

−0.15 (− 0.27, − 0.04)

0.0117 *

0.06 (− 0.01, 0.13)

0.0922

Gender

Female v Male

− 3.46 (− 6.61, − 0.32)

0.031 *

1.86 (0.06, 3.67)

0.0431 *

Indigenous status

Yes v No

11.60 (3.02, 20.17)

0.0083 **

−2.27 (− 7.14, 2.60)

0.3587

SES disadvantage

Yes v No

3.17 (−0.62, 6.96)

0.1010

−0.44 (−2.66, 1.78)

0.6980

Country of Birth

Australia v Overseas

0.21 (− 4.36, 4.78)

0.9266

−0.45 (−3.01, 2.12)

0.7316

Living arrangement

With family v Alone

−2.76 (−7.51, 2.00)

0.2541

1.28 (−1.51, 4.07)

0.3659

With others v Alone

−2.17 (−9.06, 4.72)

0.5337

0.51 (−3.46, 4.48)

0.7989

Has dependent child

Child not with consumer v Child with consumer

8.62 (2.40, 14.83)

0.0069 **

−3.15 (−6.65, 0.35)

0.0775

No child v Child with consumer

9.57 (4.63, 14.52)

0.0002 ***

−4.53 (−7.24, −1.81)

0.0013 **

In labour force

Yes v No

5.15 (− 0.72, 11.02)

0.0850

−1.60 (−4.60, 1.41)

0.2951

Referral type

Step-up v Step-down

−2.12 (−5.33, 1.09)

0.1935

1.13 (−0.67, 2.94)

0.2166

Primary diagnosis group

Bipolar v Psychosis

−2.99 (−8.74, 2.77)

0.3067

2.75 (−0.41, 5.91)

0.0872

Personality v Psychosis

−5.96 (−11.52, −0.41)

0.0356 *

3.62 (0.80, 6.45)

0.0124 *

Depression v Psychosis

−5.24 (−10.02, −0.45)

0.0322 *

3.86 (1.39, 6.34)

0.0024 **

Other v Psychosis

−1.82 (−7.76, 4.12)

0.5467

0.66 (−2.37, 3.69)

0.6683

# Episodes

Single v Multiple

3.25 (−0.37, 6.87)

0.0785

−2.42 (−4.95, 0.10)

0.0594

Length of stay

1-day increment in stay

0.14 (−0.02, 0.31)

0.0832

−0.02 (− 0.13, 0.09)

0.7670