From: The effect of youth assertive community treatment: a systematic PRISMA review
Reference | Main results | Follow-up (months) | Assessment instruments | Effect sizea & 95% CIb | |
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Adrian & Smith (2014) [46] | Youth-ACT associated with reduction in length of hospital admission | 12 | Medical files | NRc | |
Ahrens et al. (2007) [47] | Reduction in number of hospitalized days. Decrease in total number of days of inpatient psychiatric treatment, forensic treatment or incarceration | 24 | Medical files | Reduction admission days: Reduction in time in institutions, inpatient psychiatric treatment, and forensic treatment or incarceration: | 0.5 (−0.2, 1.3) 0.6 (−0.3, 1.4) |
Chai et al. (2012) [48] | Significant reduction in rates of admission in the youth-ACT sample. Percentage of adolescents with no admissions increased from 53% prior to referral to 83% post treatment | P-Td | Medical files | Reduction admissions: | 1.0 (0.5, 1.6) |
Godley et al. (2015) [52] | Significant fewer days spent in residential treatment, juvenile detention, and hospitals over the 12 month follow-up period compared to UCC | 3, 6, 9, 12 | Medical files | Reduction admission days: | 0.3 (0.1, 0.6) |
Schley et al. (2008) [42] | Comparison of psychiatric hospital admission rates and average number of days in the hospital prior to and after youth-ACT treatment showed that admission rates decreased with 17% at 3 month, 29% at 6 month, 28% at 9 month and 22% at 12 month follow-up | 3, 6, 9, 12 | Structured self-developed questionnaire | Reduction in hospital admissions days: 3 months: 6 months: 12 months: | 1.6 (1.2, 2.1) 1.1 (0.7, 1.5) 0.7 (0.1, 1.2) |