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Table 3 Factors Associated with Improvement in CGAS Score

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

 

n

CGAS Change

Statistical value

p

Variables at Admission

    

Age at admission

126

 

r = 0.10

0.27

Sex

  

t = 2.58

0.01

   Male

50

24.1

  

   Female

76

17.0

  

CGAS at admission

126

 

r = -0.51

0.00

Diagnosis†

  

F = 2.19

0.049

   PDD

16

20.3

  

   ADHD

10

18.7

  

   Eating disorders

18

21.8

  

   OCD

21

26.5

  

   Schizophrenia

8

4.5

  

   Mood disorders

8

18.1

  

   Other disorders

45

18.9

  

Admission mode

  

t = -2.94

0.00

   Voluntary

67

16.0

  

   Involuntary

59

24.1

  

Variables during the Treatment Process

    

Group psychotherapy per month

125

 

r = 0.33

0.00

Restraint

  

t = 2.37

0.02

   No experience of restraint

97

17.7

  

   Was restrained during stay

28

27.5

  

In-hospital school

  

t = 3.71

0.00

   Attended

71

23.9

  

   Not attended

53

14.1

  

Length of stay

125

 

r = 0.25

0.00

Variables at Discharge

    

Age at discharge

124

 

r = 0.23

0.01

CGAS at discharge

126

 

r = 0.58

0.00

Discharge

  

t = -6.96

0.00

   Completed

105

22.8

  

   Interrupted

20

3.9

  
  1. †Post-hoc analysis revealed significant differences between OCD and Schizophrenia
  2. Only key variables and variables that were p < 0.05 are presented.
  3. CGAS, Child Global Assessment Scale; PDD, Pervasive developmental disorders; ADHD, Attention deficit hyper-active disorder; OCD, Obsessive compulsive disorder.