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Table 6 Comparisons of questionnaire related characteristics between study arms at enrolment visit

From: Vancouver At Home: pragmatic randomized trials investigating Housing First for homeless and mentally ill adults

Questionnaire

High need (n = 297)

Moderate need (n = 200)

CONG (n = 107) N (%) or Mean (SD)

ACT (n = 90) N (%) or Mean (SD)

TAU (n = 100) N (%) or Mean (SD)

P value1

ICM (n = 100) N (%) or Mean (SD)

TAU (n = 100) N (%) or Mean (SD)

P value2

Community Integration Scale (CIS)

       

 Physical subscale score

2.1 (1.8)

1.6 (1.5)

1.8 (1.7)

0.148

2.5 (1.8)

2.4 (1.7)

0.884

 Psychological subscale score

10.6 (3.7)

11.3 (3.5)

11.1 (3.2)

0.384

10.4 (3.5)

11.0 (3.6)

0.241

Colorado Symptom Index (CSI)

       

 Total score

37.1 (13.0)

36.4 (13.4)

40.2 (12.6)

0.093

36.1 (12.2)

36.0 (11.2)

0.954

Comorbid Conditions List (CMC) 3

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

 Asthma

18 (17)

14 (16)

18 (18)

0.904

27 (27)

26 (26)

0.873

 Hepatitis C

26 (24)

23 (26)

29 (29)

0.732

32 (32)

29 (29)

0.645

 HIV/AIDS

12 (11)

2 (2)

4 (4)

0.025*

16 (16)

9 (9)

0.134

 Hepatitis B

9 (8)

1 (1)

3 (3)

0.039*

7 (7)

5 (5)

0.552

 Blood-borne infectious diseases4

33 (32)

23 (26)

31 (32)

0.572

37 (37)

33 (33)

0.553

 Epilepsy or seizure

20 (19)

10 (11)

19 (19)

0.256

5 (5)

13 (13)

0.081*

 Stroke

11 (10)

2 (2)

6 (6)

0.069

2 (2)

6 (6)

0.279*

 Cancer

4 (4)

1 (1)

9 (9)

0.036*

0 (0)

4 (4)

0.058*

 Head Injury

66 (62)

62 (69)

63 (63)

0.544

61 (61)

72 (73)

0.079

 Presence of any physical illness

98 (92)

81 (90)

89 (89)

0.818

90 (90)

95 (95)

0.179

 Multiple (≥ 2) physical illness

82 (77)

69 (77)

80 (80)

0.806

84 (84)

87 (87)

0.547

 Multiple (≥ 3) physical illness

69 (65)

52 (58)

68 (68)

0.334

78 (78)

77 (77)

0.866

EuroQuol 5D (EQ5D)

       

 Overall health

59.5 (23.7)

64.2 (22.9)

62.0 (22.5)

0.361

58.4 (23.4)

61.5 (19.5)

0.325

Food Security (FS)

       

 Total score

4.3 (2.6)

4.4 (2.6)

4.8 (2.4)

0.454

4.7 (2.8)

4.8 (2.7)

0.799

Global Assessment of Individual need –Substance Problem Scale (GAIN-SPS)

       

 Total score (last month)

2.4 (2.0)

2.1 (1.9)

2.3 (2.0)

0.591

1.8 (2.0)

1.8 (2.0)

0.842

 Age of first alcohol use

14.3 (6.5)

14.2 (3.8)

14.2 (4.0)

0.979

13.8 (4.8)

14.3 (4.9)

0.523

 Age of first drug use

15.6 (6.5)

15.3 (5.0)

15.7 (5.0)

0.892

15.4 (6.3)

16.5 (7.9)

0.304

Health Service Access Items (ACC)

       

 Have a regular medical doctor

64 (60)

53 (59)

60 (61)

0.971

71 (71)

72 (72)

0.876

 Place to go when you are sick

82 (80)

72 (81)

77 (79)

0.913

83 (84)

81 (82)

0.706

 Needed health care, but didn’t receive it

45 (43)

36 (41)

48 (51)

0.371

39 (39)

41 (41)

0.817

Health, Social Justice Service Use Inventory (HSJSU)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

 Seen a health/social service provider

70 (66)

67 (75)

79 (80)

0.075

84 (84)

89 (90)

0.217

 Visited psychiatrist

28 (26)

27 (30)

34 (34)

0.470

20 (20)

25 (25)

0.397

 Talked a health/social service provider

12 (20)

18 (20)

19 (20)

0.992

31 (31)

23 (23)

0.218

 Emergency room visit

59 (57)

51 (57)

53 (54)

0.912

64 (64)

54 (55)

0.202

 Ambulance

47 (44)

33 (37)

38 (38)

0.535

35 (35)

42 (38)

0.282

 Contacts with police (no arrest)

53 (52)

42 (47)

59 (60)

0.226

45 (45)

55 (56)

0.118

 Held in a police cell (≤24 hours)

25 (24)

27 (31)

28 (30)

0.556

14 (14)

18 (19)

0.386

 Arrested

50 (48)

32 (36)

46 (48)

0.152

19 (19)

26 (27)

0.179

 Court appearance

51 (50)

34 (38)

38 (40)

0.189

22 (22)

29 (30)

0.222

Interviewer Impression Items (III)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

 Signs of difficulty in reading card (a lot)

6 (6)

6 (7)

5 (5)

0.883

2 (2)

1 (1)

1.00*

 Signs of drug or alcohol intoxication (a lot)

1 (1)

2 (2)

4 (4)

0.349*

1 (1)

2 (2)

1.00*

 Signs of psychiatric symptoms (a lot)

25 (23)

11 (12)

22 (22)

0.108

4 (4)

4 (4)

1.00*

 Validity of information (no confidence)

7 (6)

4 (4)

2 (2)

0.287*

1 (1)

0 (0)

1.00*

Multnomah Community Ability Scale (MCAS)

       

 Total score

49.9.0 (6.7)

51.6 (6.5)

50.6 (7.0)

0.195

64.1 (7.6)

64.1 (7.1)

0.962

SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12)

       

 Physical health

47.4 (13.1)

46.7 (12.3)

45.3 (11.6)

0.466

43.9 (12.1)

46.4 (12.9)

0.140

 Mental health

34.8 (15.1)

36.9 (13.0)

35.8 (12.6)

0.551

35.7 (13.0)

33.9 (14.8)

0.371

Quality of Life Index 20 Item (QOLI-20)

       

 Total score

72.6 (21.7)

76.2 (21.3)

74.7 (21.4)

0.497

72.2 (21.6)

72.8 (23.3)

0.851

Recovery Assessment Scale 22 item (RAS-22)

       

 Total score

78.2 (12.1)

80.7 (11.5)

79.1 (10.7)

0.308

80.3 (11.3)

79.5 (14.1)

0.685

Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

 Use of alcohol

50 (47)

44 (49)

48 (49)

0.936

37 (38)

46 (46)

0.240

 Use of heroin

24 (22)

13 (14)

22 (22)

0.295

18 (18)

19 (19)

0.909

 Use of Cocaine

24 (22)

14 (16)

19 (19)

0.476

12 (12)

14 (14)

0.715

 Use of Cocaine-crack base

36 (34)

26 (29)

35 (36)

0.596

36 (37)

27 (27)

0.141

 Use of Amphetamine

12 (11)

17 (18)

15 (15)

0.346

10 (10)

7 (7)

0.421

 Use of Cannabis

46 (45)

40 (48)

47 (49)

0.848

35 (42)

37 (42)

0.960

 Injection drug use

19 (18)

16 (18)

19 (20)

0.944

18 (18)

16 (16)

0.682

 Daily drug use (excluding alcohol)

31 (29)

19 (21)

32 (32)

0.227

27 (27)

17 (17)

0.088

 Poly drug (≥ 3) use (excluding alcohol)

30 (28)

17 (29)

25 (25)

0.318

20 (20)

16 (16)

0.421

  1. 1 -Bold indicates p value ≤ 0.05 and Italic indicates p value between > 0.05 and ≤ 0.1.
  2. 2 -Bold indicates p value ≤ 0.05 and Italic indicates p value between > 0.05 and ≤ 0.1.
  3. 2 -Response 'Do not know’ was considered as no.
  4. 4 -Included HIV, Hepatitis C & Hepatitis B.
  5. * -P value from Fisher’s Exact Test.
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