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Table 3 Multilevel regressions with demographic and clinical characteristics predicting difficulties at follow up

From: Predictors of child and adolescent mental health treatment outcome

 

Beta

Standard error

p-value

95% CI

 

Baseline mental health difficulties

 Baseline mental health difficulties

0.72

0.02

< 0.001

0.67

0.76

 Economic disadvantage

   

 Low vs. least

−0.04

0.05

0.51

−0.14

0.07

 Lower vs. least

0.01

0.05

0.89

− 0.10

0.11

 High vs. Least

0.00

0.05

0.92

− 0.10

0.09

 Most vs. least

0.04

0.05

0.45

−0.06

0.13

Demographics

 Female vs. male

0.09

0.03

< 0.01

0.03

0.16

 Age

0.01

0.01

0.38

−0.01

0.02

Ethnicity

 Another White background vs. White British

−0.06

0.09

0.52

−0.22

0.11

 Any other ethnic group vs. White British

−0.09

0.08

0.28

−0.24

0.07

 Asian vs. White British

−0.02

0.09

0.81

−0.20

0.16

 Black vs. White British

−0.08

0.11

0.43

−0.29

0.12

 Mixed-race vs. White British

−0.06

0.09

0.47

−0.23

0.11

 Not reported vs. White British

−0.01

0.04

0.88

−0.09

0.07

Referral source

 Self-referral vs. pri. Care

−0.12

0.07

0.08

−0.25

0.01

 Education vs. pri. Care

−0.01

0.06

0.83

−0.12

0.10

 Social care/ youth justice vs. pri. Care

−0.20

0.09

0.02

−0.37

−0.03

 Child health vs. primary care

0.06

0.08

0.44

−0.09

0.21

 A&E vs. primary care

−0.07

0.06

0.23

−0.20

0.05

 Mental health vs. pri. Care

−0.01

0.09

0.91

−0.18

0.16

 Other vs. primary care

0.02

0.06

0.76

−0.09

0.13

 Not known vs. primary care

−0.05

0.07

0.48

−0.18

0.09

Presenting difficulties

 Social anxiety

0.08

0.04

0.04

0.00

0.15

 Separation anxiety

0.03

0.04

0.34

−0.04

0.11

 Generalised anxiety

−0.03

0.04

0.34

−0.11

0.04

 OCD

0.02

0.04

0.63

−0.06

0.10

 Panic

0.08

0.04

0.04

0.00

0.15

 Agoraphobia

−0.05

0.04

0.23

−0.12

0.03

 Phobia

0.03

0.04

0.46

−0.05

0.12

 Low mood

0.08

0.04

0.03

0.01

0.15

 Repetitive behaviour

−0.02

0.05

0.71

−0.11

0.07

 Self-harm

0.07

0.03

0.03

0.01

0.14

 Bipolar disorder

0.00

0.05

0.98

−0.09

0.09

 Psychosis

0.11

0.06

0.06

0.00

0.22

 Substance use

−0.04

0.06

0.53

−0.16

0.08

 ADHD

0.02

0.04

0.65

−0.06

0.10

 Conduct disorder

0.01

0.04

0.73

−0.07

0.10

 Risk

0.08

0.05

0.13

−0.02

0.18

 PTSD

0.00

0.04

0.95

−0.08

0.08

 Eating disorder

0.02

0.04

0.60

−0.06

0.11

 Attachment

0.00

0.04

0.93

−0.07

0.08

 Peer relationships

−0.02

0.03

0.61

−0.08

0.05

 Family relationships

0.08

0.03

0.01

0.02

0.15

 Health adjustment

−0.02

0.07

0.73

−0.16

0.11

 Self-care

−0.07

0.06

0.26

−0.18

0.05

 Unexplained physical problems

0.06

0.07

0.38

−0.07

0.19

 Emerging personality disorder

0.00

0.04

0.93

−0.08

0.09

 Carer management

0.01

0.04

0.83

−0.07

0.08

Number of care contacts

 Number of care contacts

0.00195

0.00062

< 0.01

0.00074

0.00316

  1. Note. N = 1805 episodes of care from 10 services with 53–485 episodes per service
  2. Coefficients in bold are significant at least at the p < .05 level
  3. A&E Accident and Emergency, OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder, ADHD Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder, PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder