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Table 6 DUNDRUM-2 triage urgency scores by location change between time placed on waiting list and time when removed from waiting list, whether by admission or not

From: DUNDRUM-2: Prospective validation of a structured professional judgment instrument assessing priority for admission from the waiting list for a forensic mental health hospital

Location

Not admitted

admitted

All

 

Mean change

sd

n

Mean change

sd

n

Mean change

sd

N

Remand

1.3

4.5

16

0.0

0.2

22

0.5

2.9

38

Sentenced

3.9

6.7

8

0.2

0.9

12

1.7

4.5

20

Less secure hospital

0.0

0.0

3

0.0

0.0

4

0.0

0.0

7

All

1.9

5.1

27

0.0

0.5

38

0.8

3.4

65

  1. General linear model effect for admitted or not admitted F = 2.7, df = 1, p = 0.044; effect for location F = 1.5, df = 2, p < 0.048; interaction of admission and location F = 1.2, df = 2, p = 0.038.