Table 3 Quality of evidence for variables with conclusive results
From: Factors influencing the length of stay in forensic psychiatric settings: a systematic review
Variables | Quality of evidence | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|
Age | Strong | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Female sex | Strong | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Male sex | Strong | No significant correlation with length of stay |
White ethnicity | Strong | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Legal status– civil | Strong | No significant correlation with length of stay |
African-Caribbean/African American ethnicity | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Asian ethnicity | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Personality disorders diagnosis | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders | Moderate | Positive correlation with length of stay |
Schizophrenia diagnosis | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
GAF1 Score | Moderate | Negative correlation with length of stay |
HCR202 Score– Total | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Age at first conviction | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Number of previous convictions/sentences/incarcerations | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Index offence of sexual nature | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Index offence of homicide or attempted homicide | Moderate | Positive correlation with length of stay |
Minor index offence | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Nil offence | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Violence to others while institutionalized | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Presence of violence to self while institutionalized | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Legal status– prison transfer | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Legal status– criminal with restrictions | Moderate | Positive correlation with length of stay |
Legal status– no criminal responsibility | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Previous psychiatric treatment | Moderate | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Diagnosis of substance use disorder | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Diagnosis of affective disorders | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
ASD3 / Pervasive developmental disorders diagnosis | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Diagnosis of anxiety disorders | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Diagnosis of organic mental disorders | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Psychosis-related diagnoses | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Presence of previous major offence | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
HCR20 Score– Historical | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Legal status– criminal section | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Number of previous psychiatric admissions | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |
Seclusion and/or restraint while institutionalized | Weak | No significant correlation with length of stay |