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Table 2 Treatment characteristics and group differences

From: Homelessness among psychiatric inpatients in North Rhine-Westphalia: a retrospective routine data analysis

 

Total

(N = 366,767)

Non-homeless

(n = 358,131)

Homeless

(n = 8636)

Group comparison

p

Treatment characteristics (mean, SD)

 Days of treatment

22.55 (28.16)

22.7 (27.96)

16.10 (35.08)

t(8901.52) = 17.37

 < .001

 24-h cases (n, %)

37,744 (10.3)

36,195 (10.1)

1549 (17.9)

χ2(1) = 560.0

 < .001

 Legal status at admission, PsychKG* (n, %)

39,959 (10.9)

38,427 (10.7)

1532 (17.7)

χ2(3) = 430.80

 < .001

 Physical restraint

(n, %)

6944 (1.9)

6711 (1.9)

233 (2.7)

χ2(1) = 30.83

 < .001

 Number of days with restraint

0.1 (0.97)

0.10 (0.95)

0.14 (1.28)

t(5414.45) =  − 2.21

.027

 Days with restraint per treatment day

0.01 (0.13)

0.01 (0.13)

0.02 (0.12)

t(5268.70) =  − 2.47

.013

 Seclusion (n, %)

1379 (0.4)

1343 (0.4)

36 (0.4)

χ2(1) = 0.39

.53

 Number of days with seclusion

0.03 (0.63)

0.3 (0.64)

0.3 (0.51)

t(5573.81) =  − 0.63

.53

 Days with seclusion per treatment day

0.0022 (0.08)

0.0022 (0.08)

0.0028 (0.05)

t(5577.43) =  − 0.86

.392

 Number of somatic consultations

1.46 (0.93)

1.46 (0.93)

1.32 (0.72)

t(56.40) = 1.46

.149

 Somatic consultations per treatment day

0.10 (0.21)

0.10 (0.21)

0.09 (0.1)

t(57.94) = 1.14

.258

 Medical doctor units

3.4 (5.99)

3.42 (6.03)

2.21 (3.1)

t(3350.88) = 20.41

 < .001

 Medical doctor units per treatment day

0.27 (0.83)

0.27 (0.84)

0.29 (0.44)

t(3291.44) =  − 1.80

.071

 Staff nurse units

11.42 (24.63)

11.53 (24.74)

5.59 (16.73)

t(4933.44) = 23.54

 < .001

 Staff nurse units per treatment day

0.76 (3.82)

0.76 (3.86)

0.49 (1.13)

t(6652.98) = 14.85

 < .001

 Social worker units

3.74 (5.47)

3.74 (5.47)

3.58 (4.89)

t(965.99) = 1.01

.366

 Social worker units per treatment day

0.25 (0.77)

0.25 (0.77)

0.27 (0.52)

t(980.92) =  − 1.25

.211

  1. *Legal status PsychKG = German Law on Help and Protective Measures for Mentally Ill Persons (Gesetz über Hilfen und Schutzmaßnahmen bei psychischen Krankheiten)