Table 6

Specific Items Showing Significant Predictive Ability

ItemOdds Ratiop
Historical subscale2.00<.001
    Past elopement7.77<.001
    Deceitfulness4.71<.001
    Past impulsiveness3.71<.001
Clinical subscale1.27<.001
    Follows rules1.72<.05
    Substance use urges1.81<.01
    Medication nonadherence1.78<.05
Psychosocial subscale1.20Not significant
    Decreased tolerance1.66<.05
Administrative subscale1.26<.001
    External contacts2.99<.05
    Acute risk to others1.71<.05
    Extended leave3.06<.001
    Criminality/antisociality2.04<.01
Protective subscale1.23Not significant
    Hospital ties1.91<.05
BEAT total score1.18<.001
Overall risk estimate2.28<.01
  • BEAT = Booth Evaluation of Absconding Tool