Table 3 Potential predictors associated with being admitted in logistic regression model (crude and adjusted odds ratios)

Team level

Opening hours (37.5/week = ref)

Team operates extended hours (70/week)

0.40

0.20–0.79

0.009

0.20

0.08–0.51

0.001

Team operates extended hours (75/week)

0.55

0.36–0.85

0.007

0.36

0.20–0.66

0.001

Team operates extended hours (86/week)

0.58

0.33–1.03

0.063

0.22

0.10–0.49

< 0.001

Number of team members

0.97

0.91–1.03

0.313

Full-time doctor as part of the team

0.89

0.49–1.61

0.691

Number of patients included

0.99

0.99–1.00

0.154

Focus on home treatment

1.39

0.79–2.44

0.256

Psychosis team in the catchment area

1.13

0.62–2.06

0.685

Accept self-referral

0.63

0.30–1.33

0.227

Authority to admit patients to acute in-patient wards

0.80

0.46–1.40

0.437

Patient level

Age

1.01

1.00–1.02

0.105

1.02

1.00–1.03

0.019

Gender

1.01

0.69–1.47

0.980

Living alone

0.95

0.64–1.40

0.786

Employed at present

0.51

0.31–0.82

0.006

Suicide risk (0 = ref):

 1 Passive death wishes or suicidal thoughts without death intention

1.47

0.92–2.34

0.104

2.29

1.29–4.07

0.005

 2 Concrete suicidal plans or self-injury, but without death intention

3.75

2.21–6.33

< 0.001

6.88

2.48–13.63

< 0.001

 3 Self-injury with death intention

2.15

0.78–5.88

0.138

3.22

0.78–13.39

0.108

Non-accidental self-injury (HoNOS 2) (0 = ref)

 1 Minor problem requiring no action

2.32

1.25–4.30

0.008

 2 Mild problem, but definitely present

2.09

1.04–4.20

0.040

 3 Moderately severe problem

2.75

1.43–5.28

0.002

 4 Severe to very severe problem

3.40

1.56–7.43

0.002

Substance misuse (HoNOS 3) (0 = ref)

 1 Minor problem requiring no action

1.27

0.68–2.38

0.459

 2 Mild problem, but definitely present

1.24

0.60–2.54

0.558

 3 Moderately severe problem

1.70

0.92–3.14

0.092

 4 Severe to very severe problem

1.84

0.68–5.00

0.232

Psychotic symptoms (HoNOS 6) (0 = ref)

 1 Minor problem requiring no action

1.87

0.99–3.55

0.056

3.28

1.54–6.98

0.002

 2 Mild problem, but definitely present

3.08

1.60–5.91

0.001

2.33

1.06–5.14

0.037

 3 Moderately severe problem

8.37

4.04–17.35

< 0.001

8.62

3.32–22.34

< 0.001

 4 Severe to very severe problem

16.46

4.97–54.55

< 0.001

30.83

5.74–165.60

< 0.001

Depressive symptoms (HoNOS 7)

 1 Minor problem requiring no action

0.75

0.36–1.54

0.428

 2 Mild problem, but definitely present

0.94

0.50–1.77

0.847

 3 Moderately severe problem

1.38

0.71–2.69

0.350

 4 Severe to very severe problem

2.77

1.17–6.57

0.021

Physical attacks on others

1.11

0.58–2.14

0.746

Psychiatric admission past 12 months

3.85

2.42–6.13

< 0.001

2.69

1.58–4.57

< 0.001

Contact/support from CMHCs in the past 48 hours

3.09

1.63–5.85

0.001

3.78

1.56–9.21

0.004

Self-referral

0.75

0.48–1.19

0.220

Delivered to CRT by the police

4.00

1.81–8.85

0.001