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Table 1 Patient and family member sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

From: Implementation of three innovative interventions in a psychiatric emergency department aimed at improving service use: a mixed-method study

 

Brief intervention team

Crisis center team

Family-peer support team

Total

(n = 44)

(n = 37)

(n = 20)

(n = 101)

Sociodemographic variables

Mean

SD.

Mean

SD.

Mean

SD.

Mean

SD.

Age (mean, SD.)

37.82

13.15

41.05

14.99

45.50

17.48

40.52

14.89

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

 Female

27

61.36

24

64.86

12

60.00

63

62.38

 Male

17

38.64

13

35.14

8

40.00

38

37.62

Type of housing

 Autonomous (house/condo/apartment)

41

93.18

27

75.00

20

100.00

88

88.00

 Other

3

6.82

9

25.00

0

0.00

12

12.00

Civil status

 Single/separated/divorced/widowed

29

65.91

28

75.68

12

60.00

69

68.32

 Married/common law

15

34.09

9

24.32

8

40.00

32

31.68

Level of education

 Elementary/high school

8

18.18

12

32.43

5

25.00

25

24.75

 College or higher

36

81.82

25

67.57

15

75.00

76

75.25

Work

 Yes, full time

19

43.18

5

13.51

11

55.00

35

34.65

 Yes, part time

7

15.91

6

16.22

2

10.00

15

14.85

Family income (Can$)

 0 to $19,999/year

10

23.26

21

58.33

2

11.76

33

34.38

 $20,000 to $69,999/year

22

51.16

11

30.56

9

52.94

42

43.75

 $70,000/year and higher

11

25.58

4

11.11

6

35.29

21

21.88

Close friends

 Yes

36

81.82

28

75.68

18

90.00

82

81.19

 Number of close friends (mean, SD.)

3.06

1.24

3.25

1.60

3.39

1.29

3.20

1.37

Clinical characteristics

 Diagnosis a

  Mental disorders (MD)

32

72.73

37

100.00

N/A

N/A

69

85.19

  Common MD

21

47.73

21

56.76

N/A

N/A

42

51.85

   Anxiety disorders

10

22.73

10

27.03

N/A

N/A

20

24.69

   Depressive disorders

11

25.00

14

37.84

N/A

N/A

25

30.86

Serious MD

7

15.91

13

35.14

N/A

N/A

20

24.69

   Schizophrenia

5

11.36

4

10.81

N/A

N/A

9

11.11

   Bipolar disorders

2

4.55

9

24.32

N/A

N/A

11

13.58

Personality disorders

5

11.36

15

40.54

N/A

N/A

20

24.69

Substance use disorders b (SUD)

7

15.91

7

18.92

N/A

N/A

14

17.28

Co-occurring MD-SUD

3

6.82

7

18.92

N/A

N/A

10

12.35

Co-occurring MD-chronic physical illnesses

0

0.00

2

5.41

N/A

N/A

2

2.47

Suicidal behaviors (ideation and attempt) a

11

25.00

28

75.68

N/A

N/A

39

48.15

Triage priority level a

    

N/A

N/A

  

Level 1 (immediate care)

0

0.00

0

0.00

N/A

N/A

0

0.00

Level 2–3 (urgent/very urgent care)

8

18.18

18

48.65

N/A

N/A

26

32.10

Level 4–5 (not urgent/less urgent care)

36

81.82

19

51.35

N/A

N/A

55

67.90

Perceived mental health (MH)

 Poor or fair

13

29.55

17

45.95

4

20.00

34

38.33

 Moderately good or good

30

68.18

16

43.24

8

40.00

54

50.00

 Very good or excellent

1

2.27

4

10.81

8

40.00

13

11.67

Perceived physical health

 Poor or fair

10

22.73

11

29.73

3

15.00

24

23.97

 Moderately good or good

23

52.27

19

51.35

6

30.00

48

47.11

 Very good or excellent

11

25.00

7

18.92

11

55.00

29

28.93

  1. aClinical characteristics (included diagnosis, suicidal behaviors and triage priority level): only for brief intervention and crisis center team patients (n = 81)
  2. bThese results combined information from patient clinical records and the user questionnaire (i.e. Did you have any problems with alcohol or drug consumption in the past 12 months?) We found 9 people who identified SUD from the user questionnaire only, 1 SUD from patient clinical records only, and 4 SUD from both sources
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