Health outcomes at 6 months follow-up
| Admission score | 6 months score | Unadjusted model | Adjusted model* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | β (95% CI) | Rate of change† | β (95% CI) | Rate of change† | |||
| PTSD outcomes | ||||||||
| PSS-I | 36.8 (7.56) | 23.8 (12.3) | −13.0 (−14.5 to −11.5) | T1 | −13.0 | −12.9 (−14.5 to −11.4) | T1 | −12.9 |
| T2 | −8.01 | T2 | −8.06 | |||||
| T3 | −3.22 | T3 | −3.21 | |||||
| IES-R | 56.4 (14.8) | 41.1 (20.9) | −16.5 (−19.0 to −14.0) | T1 | −16.5 | −16.8 (−19.3 to −14.3) | T1 | −16.8 |
| T2 | −10.3 | T2 | −10.4 | |||||
| T3 | −4.00 | T3 | −4.00 | |||||
| Other mental health outcomes | ||||||||
| PHQ-9 | 17.3 (5.04) | 13.7 (6.18) | −4.35 (−5.19 to −3.51) | T1 | −4.35 | −4.20 (−5.06 to −3.34) | T1 | −4.20 |
| T2 | −2.59 | T2 | −2.51 | |||||
| T3 | −0.83 | T3 | −0.82 | |||||
| GAD-7‡ | 15.4 (4.40) | 12.3 (5.73) | −4.65 (−5.38 to −3.91) | T1 | −4.65 | −4.61 (−5.37 to −3.85) | T1 | −4.61 |
| T2 | −2.70 | T2 | −2.66 | |||||
| T3 | −0.74 | T3 | −0.72 | |||||
| DAR-5 | 11.2 (4.81) | 9.7 (6.84) | −3.00 (−3.68 to −2.29) | T1 | −3.00 | −2.95 (−3.67 to −2.23) | T1 | −2.95 |
| T2 | −1.71 | T2 | −1.70 | |||||
| T3 | −0.44 | T3 | −0.44 | |||||
| Functioning outcomes | ||||||||
| HONOS | 16.1 (6.46) | 12.3 (7.35) | −6.85 (−7.98 to −5.72) | T1 | −6.85 | −6.84 (−8.02 to −5.66) | T1 | −6.84 |
| T2 | −4.00 | T2 | −4.02 | |||||
| T3 | −1.15 | T3 | −1.19 | |||||
| GAF | 52.5 (7.74) | 60.5 (10.9) | 5.90 (3.97 to 7.82) | T1 | 5.90 | 6.00 (4.06 to 7.93) | T1 | 6.00 |
| T2 | 3.96 | T2 | 4.15 | |||||
| T3 | 2.03 | T3 | 2.29 | |||||
| WSAS | 25.2 (7.68) | 22.4 (9.55) | −3.07 (−4.21 to −1.93) | T1 | −3.07 | −3.35 (−4.50 to −2.20) | T1 | −3.35 |
| T2 | −1.94 | T2 | −2.24 | |||||
| T3 | −0.81 | T3 | −0.99 | |||||
*Adjusted for employment status and age group.
†T1=rate of change between admission and discharge, T2=rate of change between discharge and 6 weeks, T3=rate of change between 6 weeks and 6 months. This do not refer to changes in health scores.
‡Linear model fitted as unable to fit non-linear model.
DAR-5, Dimensions of Anger Reactions; GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment; GAF, Global Assessment of Function; HONOS, Health of the Nation Outcome Scales; IES-R, Revised Impact of Events Scale; PSS-I, PTSD Symptom Scale Interview; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; WSAS, Work and Social Adjustment Scale.