| Characteristic | Site; no. (%) of participants*† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton n = 96 | Montréal n = 183 | Toronto n = 247 | Winnipeg n = 218 | Vancouver n = 193 | Total n = 937‡ | |
| Male | 61 (63.5) | 135 (73.8) | 183 (74.09) | 136 (62.39) | 137 (70.98) | 652 (69.58) |
| Psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder | 57 (59.4) | 119 (65.0) | 196 (79.35) | 179 (82.11) | 167 (86.53) | 718 (76.63) |
| Alcohol dependence or abuse | 38 (39.6) | 62 (33.9) | 111 (44.94) | 148 (67.89) | 64 (33.16) | 423 (45.14) |
| Illicit substance dependence or abuse | 59 (61.5) | 101 (55.2) | 113 (45.75) | 112 (51.38) | 117 (60.62) | 502 (53.58) |
| ≥ 2 hospital stays for psychiatric cause within a year in previous 5 yr | 30 (31.6) | 80 (44.9) | 106 (43.44) | 54 (25.00) | 94 (50.81) | 364 (39.65) |
| Arrested in previous 6 mo | 34 (35.8) | 61 (33.7) | 91 (36.99) | 72 (33.03) | 82 (43.16) | 340 (36.56) |
| High-needs group | 42 (43.8§) | 81 (44.3) | 88 (35.63) | 92 (42.20) | 97 (50.26) | 400 (42.69) |
| Age, mean ± SD, yr | 40.38 ± 10.77 | 43.53 ± 10.24 | 41.47± 12.12 | 38.59 ± 11.35 | 41.02 ± 11.01 | 41.03 ± 11.32 |
| Longest single period of homelessness, mean ± SD, mo | 18.69 ± 26.69 | 29.41 ± 37.43 | 36.74 ± 55.09 | 27.90 ± 37.86 | 29.75 ± 38.01 | 30.01 ± 42.48 |
| MCAS score, mean ± SD¶ | 59.07 ± 8.08 | 59.58 ± 9.38 | 61.57 ± 7.05 | 60.95 ± 7.72 | 57.28 ± 9.76 | 59.89 ± 8.52 |
Note: MCAS = Multnomah Community Ability Scale, SD = standard deviation.
*Except where noted otherwise.
†The numbers of participants who were assigned to the usual-treatment group, by site, were 100, 184, 274, 232 and 200, respectively.
‡Data were missing for additional participants for 3 variables: 2 or more hospital stays in 1 of the previous 5 years (n = 918), arrested in previous 6 months (n = 930) and longest single period of homelessness (n = 916).
§Calculated retrospectively with the use of the same algorithm as at the other sites.
¶A higher score indicates higher functioning.