Table 3.

Risk Assessment and Correlated Risk Management Strategy

Management StrategyWould Not Use Recommended Strategy, n (risk level, SD)Would Use Recommended Strategy, n (risk level, SD)t test, p
Admit voluntarily10 (risk* = 2.5 ± 1.65)29 (risk* = 5.45 ± 2.66)t(37) = −3.28; p = 0.002
Admit involuntarily16 (risk* = 2.59 ± 1.93)24 (risk* = 6.27 ± 2.28)t(38) = −5.31; p = 0.000
Contact CAS11 (risk* = 3.36 ± 2.94)27 (risk* = 5.54 ± 2.57)t(36) = −2.27; p = 0.029
  • * Mean ± SD.

  • NS, not significant.