To divert patients about to be admitted to hospital | ACT25 (n=831) | Standard care (n=766) | Lost to follow up ↓ (RR=0.6; CI 0.5 to 0.7) |
| | | Admitted ↓ (RR=0.71; CI 0.5 to 0.97) |
| | | Unemployed ― (RR=0.9; CI 0.74 to 1.2) |
| | | Living independently ― |
| | | Homeless ― (RR=0.3; CI 0.04 to 1.8) |
| | | Mental state: average BPRS end score ― (MD −0.9; CI −7.7 to 6) |
| | | Quality of life: average end score ↑ (MD −0.5; CI −0.9 to −0.1) |
| (n=101) | Case management (n=102) | Trouble with the police ↓ (RR=1.71; CI 1.1 to 2.8) |
| (n=105) | Hospital based rehabilitation (n=611) | Lost to follow up ― (RR=0.9; CI 0.5 to 1.4) |
| | | Admitted ↓ (RR=0.5; CI 0.3 to 0.8) |
| | | Living independently ― |
| | | Unemployed ↓ (RR=0.6; CI 0.4 to 0.8) |
| CMHTs29 | Standard care | Admitted ― (RR=0.7; CI 0.5 to 1.1) |
| (n=412) | (n=442) | Lost to follow up ↓ (RR=0.8 CI 0.7 to 0.9) |
| | | Not satisfied with care ↓ (RR=0.6; CI 0.5 to 0.8) |
To reduce admission for patients at high risk of future admission | ACT25 (see above) Case management41 (n=599) | Standard care (n=611) | Lost to follow up ↓ (RR=0.7; CI 0.5 to 0.98) |
| | | Admitted ↑ (RR=1.6; CI 1.2 to 2.1) |
| | | Mental state: average BPRS end score ― (WMD 0.5; CI −3.6 to 4) |
| | | Quality of life: average end score ― (WMD 0.1; CI −0.2 to 0.4) |
To limit length of hospital admission | Planned short stay ∼28 days42 (n=225) | Planned standard stay (n=227) | Admitted ― (RR=1.1; CI 0.7 to 1.7) |
| | | Unable to be discharged as originally planned ↓ (RR=0.6; CI 0.3 to 0.9) |
| | | Poor social functioning ↓ (RR=0.6; CI 0.5 to 0.7) |