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Table 2 Comparisons of Scales between Baseline and Discharge

From: Evaluating outcomes of the child and adolescent psychiatric unit: A prospective study

 

Baseline

Discharge

  

Effect size

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Paired t

p

Cohen's d

Psychiatrist (n = 126)

       

CGAS

38.1

13.9

57.9

14.6

-14.38

0.00

1.39

Main Caregiver (n = 56)

       

CBCL

       

   Full Score

49.9

30.5

38.7

26.6

3.8

0.00

0.39

   Internalization

17.6

10.8

12.7

9.1

4.31

0.00

0.49

   Externalization

11.5

11.7

9.4

9.1

2.08

0.04

0.21

   Withdrawn

4.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.76

0.00

0.47

   Somatic complaints

3.1

3.5

2.1

2.7

3.32

0.00

0.34

   Anxious/depressed

10.4

6.1

7.8

5.2

3.61

0.00

0.46

   Social problems

4.3

3.4

3.8

2.9

1.59

0.12

0.17

   Thought problems

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.93

0.00

0.37

   Attention problems

6.2

3.8

6.1

4.2

0.25

0.81

0.02

   Delinquent behavior

2.8

3.6

2.1

2.4

1.85

0.07

0.21

   Aggressive behavior

8.8

8.5

7.2

7.0

2.04

0.05

0.20

Child (n = 42)

       

YSR

       

   Full Score

63.1

26.4

53.7

28.9

2.4

0.02

0.34

   Internalization

23.7

11.6

18.4

11.2

3.07

0.00

0.46

   Externalization

12.9

9.5

12.1

9.2

0.82

0.42

0.09

   Withdrawn

5.9

3.3

4.4

2.7

3.12

0.00

0.49

   Somatic complaints

4.2

4.3

2.8

3.1

2.44

0.02

0.38

   Anxious/depressed

14.4

7.2

11.7

7.5

2.37

0.02

0.37

   Social problems

6.5

3.3

5.4

3.1

2.21

0.03

0.31

   Thought problems

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

1.13

0.26

0.18

   Attention problems

8.1

3.7

7.5

3.4

0.98

0.33

0.17

   Delinquent behavior

3.6

2.9

2.9

3.0

1.87

0.07

0.22

  1. CGAS, Child Global Assessment Scale; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; YSR, Youth Self Report.