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Table 3 Clinical and social within-group changes at 12 months follow-up or at the end of the programme if completed earlier (T1) compared to baseline (T0)

From: Intensive Case Management for Addiction to promote engagement with care of people with severe mental and substance use disorders: an observational study

Outcome measures

T0 (N = 30)

T1 (N = 30)

p-value

Housing conditions

 % Homeless (n)

24.1% (7)

6.9% (2)

.125a

Legal status % (n)

 Legal guardianship underway

63.3% (19)

73.3% (22)

.375a

 Involuntary hospitalization underway

30.0% (9)

23.3% (7)

.687a

 Penal measure underway

13.3% (4)

16.7% (4)

1.000a

Criminal records during the previous 12 months (N = 17) % (n)

 Crime or infraction

47.1% (8)

35.3% (6)

.688a

 Victimisation

35.3% (6)

5.9% (1)

.063a

Treatment adherence (mean ± SD) (Visual-analogic scales)

 Medication adherence

52.92 ± 32.36

78.75 ± 29.68

.001b

 Appointments adherence

52.10 ± 34.22

74.50 ± 26.37

.004b

Network support scale % (n)

 Adequate and helpful

10.0% (3)

66.7% (20)

<.001a

 Inadequate (exhausted,inactive, incompetent, absent)

90.0% (27)

33.3% (10)

CTRS (mean ± SD)

 Dangerousness Subscale

2.79 ± 1.34

1.55 ± 1.29

<.001b

 Support System subscale

2.75 ± 1.23

1.43 ± 1.34

.001b

 Ability to cooperate subscale

2.69 ± 1.07

1.90 ± 1.01

<.001b

HoNOS items (mean ± SD)

 Overactive, aggressive, disruptive or agitated behaviour

1.28 ± 1.53

0.83 ± 1.25

.130b

 Non-accidental self-injury

0.79 ± 1.17

0.31 ± 0.85

.041b

 Problem drinking or drug-taking

3.55 ± 0.87

2.52 ± 1.12

<.001b

 Cognitive problems

2.24 ± 1.45

1.66 ± 1.39

.009b

 Physical illness or disability problems

1.00 ± 1.27

0.79 ± 1.31

.364b

 Problems associated with hallucinations and delusions

1.15 ± 1.40

0.81 ± 1.23

.071b

 Problems with depressed mood

2.86 ± 1.24

1.46 ± 1.29

<.001b

 Other mental and behavioural problems

2.36 ± 1.68

1.72 ± 1.30

.115b

 Problems with relationships

2.97 ± 0.86

2.14 ± 0.99

<.001b

 Problems with activities of daily living

2.93 ± 1.25

2.38 ± 0.97

.011b

 Problems with living conditions

2.45 ± 1.68

1.45 ± 1.50

.003b

 Problems with occupation and activities

3.41 ± 0.68

2.48 ± 1.09

<.001b

 Appointments attendance (additional item)

2.32 ± 1.16

1.43 ± 1.16

.001b

 Psychotropic medications compliance (additional item)

2.21 ± 1.71

1.13 ± 1.07

.003b

Clinical Global Impression – Severity scale (CGI-S) (mean ± SD)

5.45 ± 1.15

4.59 ± 1.05

.002b

Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (mean ± SD)

28.10 ± 9.93

37.28 ± 8.92

<.001b

  1. Note. a McNemar-Bowker’s Test; b General Linear Model repeated-measure