Table 3 Means for GAF-Symptom and GAF-Function at discharge and mean change scores in GAF-Symptom and GAF-Function from admission to discharge in the change categories in the clinical problem types from admission to discharge
Type of change in clinical problem categories at discharge | GAF at discharge | Change in GAF scores from admission to discharge | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GAF-Symptom | GAF-Function | GAF-Symptom | GAF-Function | ||
No clinical problem at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 99 | 59.30 (9.316) | 60.32 (11.620) | 5.40 (7.311) | 4.03 (6.713) |
Stress only type at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 34 | 52.24 (9.303) | 49.65 (11.990) | 0.706 (4.191) | 1.09 (5.201) |
Self-harm type at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 11 | 38.27 (13.951) | 40.09 (16.525) | - 0 .55 (3.236) | - 0.82 (5.845) |
Psychosis type at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 19 | 31.26 (8.451) | 31.05 (6.737) | 0.28 (5.686) | - 0.22 (3.639) |
Depression type at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 26 | 45.69 (7.594) | 41.69 (7.817) | 1.12 (3.681) | 1.00 (4.079) |
Single other clinical problem type at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 8 | 58.63 (11.211) | 56.63 (11.673) | 1.88 (2.748) | 0.75 (2.121) |
Miscellaneous type at both admission & discharge | Mean (SD) N = 17 | 48.59 (6.577) | 42.24 (7.429) | 1.82 (5.876) | 2.00 (6.195) |
Clinical problems at admission (all types) & no clinical problem type at discharge | Mean (SD) N = 79 | 59.15 (9.876) | 57.78 (13.626) | 12.06 (9.510) | 9.56 (10.539) |
Various clinical problem types at admission to different clinical problem types at discharge | Mean (SD) N = 51 | 48.24 (10.594) | 45.33 (10.465) | 1.24 (9.616) | - 0.06 (7.809) |
Total | Mean (SD) N = 344† | 53.13 (12.343) | 51.81 (14.412) | 4.81 (8.681) | 3.62 (8.224) |
Simple Effects F: df (8, 336) | 29.111** (p < .01) | 24.648** (p < .01) | 14.597** (p < .01) | 10.031** (p < .01) | |