Employment-Related Factors of Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients with Psychotic Disorders

Figures & data

Figure 1 Patient selection flowchart.

Table 1 Comparison Between Patients Who Achieved and Did Not Achieve Employment

	Total (n=406)	Employed (n=56)	Unemployed (n=350)	P-value
Mean age at discharge from a forensic psychiatric ward, years (SD)	44.4 (10.8)	39.4 (9.9)	45.2 (10.8)	0.000*
Sex (male/female)	334/72	49/7	285/65	0.347
Substance use problem before admission to a forensic psychiatric ward, n (%)	116 (28.6)	25 (44.7)	91 (25.9)	0.006*
Criminal behaviors leading to the MTSA order**
Bodily injury, n (%)	147 (36.2)	29 (51.8)	118 (33.5)	0.011*
Homicide, n (%)	131 (32.3)	13 (23.2)	118 (33.5)	0.127
Arson, n (%)	91 (22.4)	10 (17.9)	81 (23.0)	0.490
Robbery, n (%)	16 (3.9)	2 (3.6)	14 (4.0)	1.000
Sexual assault, n (%)	23 (5.7)	2 (3.6)	21 (6.0)	0.755
Type of residence at discharge from a forensic psychiatric ward
With family, n (%)	112 (27.6)	27 (48.2)	85 (24.3)	0.001*
Alone, n (%)	92 (22.7)	17 (30.4)	75 (21.4)	0.168
Welfare facility, n (%)	141 (34.7)	10 (17.9)	131 (37.4)	0.004*
General psychiatric hospital, n (%)	59 (14.5)	2 (3.6)	57 (16.3)	0.008*
Unknown, n (%)	2 (0.5)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.6)	1.000
Mean observation period, years (SD)	2.69 (1.01)	2.73 (0.77)	2.69 (0.73)	0.750

Notes: *P<0.05, **Two patients committed two types of criminal behavior.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; MTSA, Medical Treatment and Supervision Act.

Table 2 Highest Form of Achieved Employment Among Patients with Psychotic Disorders (N=56)

	n (women)	%
Full-time
Unsupported	8 (1)	14.3
Supported	13 (1)	21.4
Unknown	1 (1)	1.8
Part-time	29 (2)	51.8
Unknown	5 (2)	5.4

Table 3 Results of the Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses of the Factors Associated with Employment

	Univariate			Multivariate
	OR	95% CI	P-value	OR	95% CI	P-value
Age	0.948	0.922–0.976	0.000*	0.947	0.917–0.978	0.001*
Sex
Female	1 (reference)			1 (reference)
Male	1.596	0.692–3.685	0.273	0.869	0.341–2.213	0.769
Substance use problem before admission to a forensic psychiatric ward	2.295	1.287–4.093	0.005*	3.191	1.623–6.275	0.001*
Criminal behaviors leading to the MTSA order
Bodily injury	1 (reference)			1 (reference)
Serious crimes	0.470	0.266–0.830	0.009*	0.421	0.220–0.807	0.009*
Residence type at discharge from a forensic psychiatric ward
With family	1 (reference)			1 (reference)
Alone	0.714	0.361–1.411	0.332	0.554	0.261–1.176	0.124
Welfare facility	0.225	0.101–0.502	0.000*	0.185	0.078–0.437	0.000*
General psychiatric hospital	0.110	0.025–0.483	0.003*	0.121	0.026–0.552	0.006*

Note: *P<0.05.

Abbreviations: MTSA, Medical Treatment and Supervision Act; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.